# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Vincent Jones Roofing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016087626` · 8/15/2016 · FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
- **Secondary source:** Nail guns-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Vincent Jones Roofing, Inc.
- **Location:** 1619 Florence Rd, FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, 32547
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was kneeling and nailing shingles on a roof when a nail struck his right knee. He was hospitalized for surgery.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*