# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at SAUNDERS CONSTRUCTION
> OSHA SIR `20161110577` · 11/10/2016 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
## Employer
- **Name:** SAUNDERS CONSTRUCTION
- **Location:** 1777 Chestnut Place, DENVER, COLORADO, 80202
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was descending a 12-foot column form and came down on a section of rebar that was in his path. The piece of rebar impaled his left upper leg.

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