# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Hopton Roofing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018054798` · 5/16/2018 · DELAND, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Nail guns-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Hopton Roofing, Inc.
- **Location:** 975 Mercers Fernery Road, DELAND, FLORIDA, 32724
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was holding a piece of siding in position with his left hand so he could nail it in place. His right hand slipped while positioning the nail gun and the nail shot into his left hand, puncturing it and possibly fracturing one bone. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

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