# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Trinity Solar
> OSHA SIR `20161211625` · 12/14/2016 · WALL TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(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:** Trinity Solar
- **Location:** 2211 Allenwood Road, WALL TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY, 07719
- **NAICS:** 221114
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was nailing wooden boards against the rafters in an attic with an air-actuated framing nail gun when the recoil caused the gun to kick back. The gun hit the rafter behind him and then struck and penetrated the top of his left hand. The gun was in contact actuation mode at the time of the incident.

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