# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Nazareth Pallet Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022065127` · 6/14/2022 · NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Nail guns-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Nazareth Pallet Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 800 Held Drive, NORTHAMPTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18067
- **NAICS:** 321920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in the pallet repair line when a pneumatic nail gun shot a nail into their right wrist. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery to remove the nail.

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