Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106233.015 - Employee descending ladder shoots self with nail gun

Accident Summary Nr: 106233.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 05/31/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1320790.015	06/06/2018		236116	Timber Works Construction Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on May 31, 2018, Employee #1, a carpenter employed by a construction company, was engaged in exterior carpentry at a new two-story residential structure. He had just finished using a nail gun to nail a 2.5-inch long by 1.3-inch thick metal nail into a piece of plywood near a window on a lower roof wall. As he attempted to climb down an A-frame ladder from a height of approximately 9 feet while holding the nail gun, he lost balance and discharged a nail into his left knee. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for the gunshot wound.

Keywords: Carpenter, Gunshot, Knee, Laceration, Ladder, Lost Balance, Nail, Puncture, Residential Construction, Roof, Stepladder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	9

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1320790.015	71	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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