# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at BMC, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017099106` · 9/22/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(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:** BMC, LLC
- **Location:** 1445 West Sam Houston Pkwy N, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77043
- **NAICS:** 444110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 22, 2017, at approximately 2:15 PM, an employee was helping a coworker drive nails into a wood door using a nail gun when the door moved. The employee was then shot by the nail gun. The nail pierced the employee's left forearm to the bone.

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