# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Procon Homes, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020010897` · 1/28/2020 · BOISE, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(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:** Procon Homes, Inc.
- **Location:** 12000 West Fairview Ave, BOISE, IDAHO, 83713
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder with a nail gun hanging off a tool belt when the nail gun trigger hit the ladder, resulting in a nail penetrating the employee's knee. The employee was hospitalized.

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