# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Janus International Group, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021021703` · 2/24/2021 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(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:** Janus International Group, LLC
- **Location:** 1256 Brittmoore Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77043
- **NAICS:** 332321
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in the finished crating area, using a nail gun to build a wooden crate in order to ship finished product. The nail gun activated, discharging a nail into his calf that had to be removed surgically.

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