Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105218.015 - Employee connects hose to nail gun and shoots nail into leg

Accident Summary Nr: 105218.015 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 04/20/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1313375.015	05/03/2018		236118	Trinity Framing & Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on April 20, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction framing company, was working at a multiemployer construction project. In preparation for using a nail gun, he pressed the gun against his leg and connected the air hose. The nail gun fired, and a nail shot into his left leg. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the puncture injury.

Keywords: Air Hose, Carpenter, Construction, Inattention, Leg, Nail, Puncture, Struck Against, Untrained

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		New project or new addition			3	38

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1313375.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters

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