Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104950.015 - Employee handling nail gun shoots self in abdomen

Accident Summary Nr: 104950.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 02/14/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1297232.015	02/23/2018		236115	Gla. Morris Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on February 14, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in exterior carpentry at a residential construction site. As he reached for a Hitachi Nail Gun hanging off the assembly spreads of an A-frame stepladder, he inadvertently depressed the gun's trigger. A 3.25-inch nail released and struck his abdomen. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for the puncture wound to his abdomen and small intestine.

Keywords: Abdomen, Nail, Puncture, Residential Construction, Stepladder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1297232.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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