# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at American Woodmark Corp
> OSHA SIR `2024076680` · 7/23/2024 · SCHERTZ, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(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:** American Woodmark Corp
- **Location:** 568 Shelton Pass, SCHERTZ, TEXAS, 78108
- **NAICS:** 238350
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing cabinets in a residential new construction home. The employee was re-nailing two pieces of cabinet crown molding together when his hand holding the nail gun slipped and a nail discharged into the carpal bone that connects to his index finger. The employee was hospitalized for 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*