Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111616.015 - Employee is shot in face by ricocheting nail

Accident Summary Nr: 111616.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/27/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1351935.015	10/09/2018		238130	Bsa Framing, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on September 27, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a framing construction company, was operating a Hitachi 83A pneumatic nail gun to install siding to the exterior of a three-story townhouse, part of a multifamily residential construction project. As he shot a 3.25-inch nail into the top portion of a piece of second floor siding, the nail somehow ricocheted back and struck him in the face. The nail traveled through his lip, up towards his eye below the skin, and stopped just short of his eye. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for the wound.

Keywords: Carpenter, Equipment Operator, Face, Framing, Gunshot, Installing, 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			3	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1351935.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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