# Open wounds, unspecified at Apek Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2017043439` · 4/17/2017 · CALUMET CITY, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
- **Secondary source:** Nail guns-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Apek Incorporated
- **Location:** 158th Place, CALUMET CITY, ILLINOIS, 60409
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 17, 2017, at approximately 3:30 p.m., an employee received an eye injury when he was struck by a nail from a second employee's nail gun.

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