# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at WMT Housing, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021021422` · 2/16/2021 · WAYCROSS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, 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:** WMT Housing, LLC
- **Location:** 2875 Fulford Road, WAYCROSS, GEORGIA, 31503
- **NAICS:** 321991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a nail gun to install molding in a closet. The nail gun shot a 1 1/2-inch brad nail into the employee's chest.

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