# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Roofing Innovations LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024087763` · 8/22/2024 · VAN WERT, 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:** Roofing Innovations LLC
- **Location:** 418 George St, VAN WERT, OHIO, 45891
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was straddling the peak of a roof while nailing down a ridge cap. The employee's nail gun shot a nail into his knee.

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