# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at RECYCLING EXPRESS INC
> OSHA SIR `2024010181` · 1/8/2024 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Nails, brads, tacks, spikes
- **Secondary source:** Nailing or stapling tools
## Employer
- **Name:** RECYCLING EXPRESS INC
- **Location:** 4164 Dane Ave, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45223
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 8, 2024, an employee was repairing pallets using a nail gun when he was shot twice in the right knee with nails. The employee was hospitalized.

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