Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 112095.015 - Employee using nail gun shoots into leg and incurs puncture

Accident Summary Nr: 112095.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 05/03/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1334458.015	08/01/2018		238130	Timber Ridge Framing Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on May 3, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction framing contractor, was framing interior walls on the second floor of a new residential structure, one of many houses being built at the site. He was using a Hitachi Model NR 83A3 nail gun when the gun's hose became stuck. As the employee pulled the hose to free it, his finger, which was on the gun's trigger, inadvertently discharged a nail. The nail shot into his left leg. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for the puncture wound.

Keywords: Accidental Discharge, Carpenter, Equipment Operator, Framing, Gunshot, Installing, Leg, Nail, Nail gun, Puncture, Residential Construction, Wall, Wood Erection

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1334458.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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