# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at E&K OF DENVER
> OSHA SIR `2020109523` · 10/6/2020 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Tool parts, accessories, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Striking and nailing handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** E&K OF DENVER
- **Location:** 1401 E. 69TH AVENUE, DENVER, COLORADO, 80022
- **NAICS:** 238130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning/servicing a powder-actuated tool. While the tool was disassembled and the piston was against the palm of his left hand, the trigger was actuated. The tool was loaded with boosters and projected the piston into the employee's left hand/wrist. The employee sustained a punctured left hand.

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