# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Greenpoint Technologies
> OSHA SIR `20181010289` · 10/4/2018 · DENTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **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:** Greenpoint Technologies
- **Location:** 3561 Shelby Ln, DENTON, TEXAS, 76207
- **NAICS:** 423860
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a nail gun to secure a board. A nail shot into the palm of the employee's left hand.

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