# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Perlick Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2020032351` · 3/12/2020 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Staples
- **Secondary source:** Stapling tools-electric or pneumatic
## Employer
- **Name:** Perlick Corporation
- **Location:** 8300 West Good Hope Road, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53223
- **NAICS:** 333415
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a staple gun to secure cardboard to a shipping crate. The gun shot a 3/4-inch staple into his knee.

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