DENTON, TEXAS—
Greenpoint Technologies
Struck by discharged object or substance · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Greenpoint Technologies, 3561 Shelby Ln , DENTON, TEXAS 76207 on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was using a nail gun to secure a board. A nail shot into the palm of the employee's left hand.
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