Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106825.015 - Employee carrying nail gun fires nail into wrist

Accident Summary Nr: 106825.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 04/17/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1311050.015	04/24/2018		238130	Circle M Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on April 24, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in interior framing work at a new residential construction project. He was using a Hitachi pneumatic nail gun, Model NR 83A2. As he carried the nail gun to his work area, the air hose became caught. As he attempted to free it, the gun discharged a nail into his left wrist. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the injury.

Keywords: Air Hose, Air Pressure, Carpenter, Gunshot, Nail, Puncture, Residential Construction, Struck By, Wood Erection, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1311050.015	70	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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