# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at H.M. RICHARDS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023098590` · 9/18/2023 · GUNTOWN, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(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:** H.M. RICHARDS, INC.
- **Location:** 120 HM Richards Way, GUNTOWN, MISSISSIPPI, 38849
- **NAICS:** 337121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was building wood frames using a frame stapler when a staple discharged into their left wrist.

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