Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117691.015 - Employee using nail gun loses vision

Accident Summary Nr: 117691.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1398413.015	05/03/2019		238130	Socal Framing Inc

Abstract: At 9:45 p.m. on January 7, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a framing contractor, was working at the construction site of a new single family residence. He was operating a nail gun and nailing a door frame when he was hit on the right side of his face when the nail machine recoiled. A nail struck through his mouth and became lodged at his forehead. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment. He sustained loss of vision in his right eye.

Keywords: Carpenter, Ejected, Equipment Operator, Eye, Face, Forehead, Framing, Mouth, Nail, Nail gun, Residential Construction, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1398413.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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