# Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels at Plumb House, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024109787` · 10/21/2024 · CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lung(s), pleura
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Nails, brads, tacks, spikes
- **Secondary source:** Nailing or stapling tools
## Employer
- **Name:** Plumb House, Inc.
- **Location:** 170 Central Avenue, CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS, 02150
- **NAICS:** 236116
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A co-worker's nail gun fired into an employee's back, resulting in a punctured lung.

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