# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Pro Framing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181112141` · 11/27/2018 · BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **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:** Pro Framing, Inc.
- **Location:** 1116 6th Street, BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57006
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing down a ladder with a nail gun. The gun fired a nail into the employee's chest, where it caused tissue damage but missed all vital organs. The nail was surgically removed.

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