# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Kit Homebuilders West, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `20191011359` · 10/31/2019 · CALDWELL, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **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:** Kit Homebuilders West, LLC.
- **Location:** 1124 GARBER STREET, CALDWELL, IDAHO, 83606
- **NAICS:** 321991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee on a ladder was nailing siding using a nail gun. While securing the nail gun it missed his pouch causing a nail to shoot and penetrate his thigh.

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