Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117072.015 - Employee injures thigh after shooting self with nail gun

Accident Summary Nr: 117072.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 06/04/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1407859.015	06/06/2019		444220	Central Sod Farms Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on June 4, 2019, an employee was using a pneumatic nail gun to repair a pallet when he accidently stumbled and lost control of the gun. The employee shot himself in the upper thigh and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Agriculture, High Pressure, Laceration, Leg, Lost Control, Nail, Nail gun, Pallet, Pinched, Pneumatic, Pneumatic tool , Projectile, Puncture, Repair, Shot, Struck By, Thigh, Tripped

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1407859.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Agricultural and food scientists

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