# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Midwest Manufacturing
> OSHA SIR `2017098450` · 9/1/2017 · HOLIDAY CITY, OHIO
## 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:** Midwest Manufacturing
- **Location:** 14317 County Road 15, HOLIDAY CITY, OHIO, 43554
- **NAICS:** 332321
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 1, 2017, an employee was nailing wooden trusses using a nail gun. As the employee went to kneel down, the nail gun fired a nail into his right knee, requiring hospitalization.

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