Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109573.015 - Employee punctures knee when nail gun discharges

Accident Summary Nr: 109573.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 08/02/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1341150.015	08/22/2018		236220	Labor Resource Group, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:20 a.m. on August 2, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction staffing agency, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a new seven-story multifamily residential building. He was operating a Hitachi NR83A2(S) pneumatic nail gun. Employee #1 was working from a balcony. As he repositioned from a kneeling position while holding the nail gun in his right hand, the push lever pressed against his right knee. the nail gun discharged, and a nail punctured his leg above the knee. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for the puncture wound.

Keywords: Carpenter, Knee, Leg, Nail, Nail gun, Pneumatic tool , Puncture, Residential Construction, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			7	85

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1341150.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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