Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102653.015 - Employee is struck by ricocheting nail and eye is punctured

Accident Summary Nr: 102653.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 12/29/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1291469.015	01/31/2018		236115	Sahara Scaffolding, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:50 a.m. on December 29, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a scaffolding company, was working at a two-story multifamily residential building. He was hammering a nail into the building when the nail bounced off and struck him in the eye. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the puncture wound to his eye.

Keywords: Eye, Hand Tool, Nail, Puncture, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Struck By, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1291469.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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