# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at American Landscaping
> OSHA SIR `2018054355` · 5/4/2018 · MENOMONEE FALLS, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
## Employer
- **Name:** American Landscaping
- **Location:** N60 W16073 Kohler Lane, MENOMONEE FALLS, WISCONSIN, 53051
- **NAICS:** 541320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 4, 2018, an employee was removing timber from a patio when a rusty nail punctured the employee's hand, resulting in an infection that required surgery and hospitalization.

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