# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at NAVFAC Midlant dba PWD - Great Lakes
> OSHA SIR `2019044218` · 4/25/2019 · GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, 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:** NAVFAC Midlant dba PWD - Great Lakes
- **Location:** 2625 Ray Street Building 2016, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, 60088
- **NAICS:** 811490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying a nail gun when a 2.5-inch trim nail discharged from the gun into his abdomen.

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