Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116830.015 - Employee using nail gun punctures abdomen

Accident Summary Nr: 116830.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 05/31/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1405671.015	06/04/2019		238130	Monarch Enterprises Inc.

Abstract: At 8:20 a.m. on May 31, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a framing construction contractor, was installing exterior siding trim for a commercial building. He was using a pneumatic nail fastener/nail gun when he inadvertently shot a finishing nail into his abdomen. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of the puncture wound.

Keywords: Abdomen, Carpenter, Construction, Equipment Operator, Installing, Nail, Nail gun, Pneumatic equipment, Puncture

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1405671.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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