Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105377.015 - Employee using powder actuated nail gun fractures finger

Accident Summary Nr: 105377.015 -- Report ID: 0152300 -- Event Date: 01/14/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1314566.015	02/06/2018		237310	Town Of Gorham

Abstract: At 8:15 a.m. on January 14, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a municipal works department, was installing an interior wall. He was operating a Remington Ramset Tool, a power actuated nail gun, to secure a two by four piece of wood to the carpet-covered concrete floor. In the course of operating the tool, his left index finger struck the tool's barrel with force. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was treated for a fractured finger and then released.

Keywords: Construction, Finger, Fracture, Hand Tool, Installing, Nail, Powder Actuated Tool, Struck Against, Wood Erection

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1314566.015	49	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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