Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115828.015 - Employee using nail gun shoots nail into knee

Accident Summary Nr: 115828.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 04/25/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1397079.015	04/30/2019		238160	Maloof Weathertight Solutions, Llc

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on April 25, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a roofing contractor, was installing membrane material on the roof of a commercial building. She was using a pneumatic nail gun. With her finger on the trigger, the employee brushed her knee, and the nail gun fired. A nail entered her leg and knee. The employee was transported to the hospital, where she was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: Construction, Knee, Leg, Nail, Nail gun, Projectile, Puncture, Shooting

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1397079.015	21	F	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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