Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105260.015 - Employee's head is struck by nail from nail gun

Accident Summary Nr: 105260.015 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 04/13/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1309177.015	04/16/2018		236117	Jkg Builders Incorporated

Abstract: At 2:50 p.m. on April 13, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were installing siding at a single family residential construction project. The coworker, who was working from a stepladder, misstepped while descending and lost control of the Hitchachi NV 65aH2 pneumatic coil nail gun he was operating. The nail gun fired a 1.5-inch nail that penetrated Employee #1's hardhat and lodged in his skull. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and underwent surgery including excision of bone to remove the nail.

Keywords: Gunshot, Hard Hat, Head, Installing, Nail, Puncture, Residential Construction, Skull, Stepladder, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1	16

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1309177.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause:

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