Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107444.015 - Employee's eye is punctured by ricocheting nail

Accident Summary Nr: 107444.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 07/05/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1330943.015	07/18/2018		238130	Gdt Framing

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on July 5, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a framing construction company, was engaged in framing work at a two-story multifamily residential structure. He was using a hammer to nail a piece of hardware to the framing when a nail ricocheted and struck his eye. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for the puncture wound. Employee #1 required surgery to his eye.

Keywords: Carpenter, Eye, Frame, Framing, Hand Tool, Nail, PPE, Puncture, Residential Construction, Struck By, Wood Erection

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1330943.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury

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