Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101357.015 - Employee's nail gun activates and nail punctures neck

Accident Summary Nr: 101357.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 11/29/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1281278.015	12/05/2017		238130	Timberworks Construction Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:16 p.m. on November 29, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was framing the roof at a multiemployer construction project, a single family residential structure. Carrying a nail gun, he climbed up a 6-foot A-frame ladder inside the house to nail part of the roof structure. As he prepared to climb down, the nail gun activated, and a nail shot into his neck. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported and admitted to the hospital. The puncture wound required surgery

Keywords: Compressed Air, Erection Process, Ladder, Nail, Neck, Puncture, Residential Construction, Struck By, Wood Erection

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1281278.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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