# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Diyec Drywall, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023098592` · 9/18/2023 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, 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:** Diyec Drywall, Inc.
- **Location:** 4343 Woodhead St, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77098
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a nail gun when a nail ricocheted back, striking the employee in the neck. The employee was hospitalized.

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