Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Anemostat Door Products, Inc.

Struck by discharged object or substance — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Anemostat Door Products, Inc. in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer Anemostat Door Products, Inc. Report ID 20181111734
Address 4958 Stout Drive City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78219
Event Date November 14, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Secondary Source Nail guns-powered
Industry (NAICS) 332321 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.43000, -98.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was building pallets, nailing the boards together with a pneumatic nail gun. The gun fired a nail into his left leg above the knee.

Incident Summary

On November 14, 2018, a worker at Anemostat Door Products, Inc. in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 983 severe injury reports involving "Struck by discharged object or substance" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by discharged object or substance injuries.

See all reports for Anemostat Door Products, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Struck by discharged object or substance events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Mar 25, 2015 American Custom Modular, LLC. MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Hosp.
Feb 21, 2015 Robinson Pipe Services, INC. AVON LAKE, OHIO Cuts, lacerations Hosp.
Mar 7, 2023 Junction Fuels, LLC SWEET HOME, TEXAS Avulsions, enucleations Hosp., Eye
Apr 26, 2015 Eagle Services Corp. PERU, ILLINOIS Cuts, lacerations Hosp.
Sep 3, 2020 Birch Resources, LLC BIG SPRING, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Jun 17, 2019 Skyline Homes SUGARCREEK, OHIO Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Hosp.
Aug 12, 2019 CITGO LEMONT REFINERY LEMONT, ILLINOIS Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Apr 19, 2023 PGT Industries, Inc. NORTH VENICE, FLORIDA Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports