WRIGHTSTOWN, WISCONSIN—
Drexel Building Supply
Struck by discharged object or substance · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Drexel Building Supply, 1290 Broadway Street, WRIGHTSTOWN, WISCONSIN 54180 on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Foot (feet) excluding toes.
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Final narrative
An employee was walking and carrying a nail gun in his left hand. Their left foot bumped the tip of the nail gun, causing a nail to be discharged into their left heel.
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