Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121135.015 - Employee punctures foot with nail after hitting gun trigger

Accident Summary Nr: 121135.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 10/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1440904.015	10/28/2019		236115	Builder'S Bloc Contracting Services

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on October 24, 2019, an employee working as a carpenter apprentice for a residential building contractor was working on exterior siding. The employee inadvertently activated the trigger of a nail gun while removing it from her tool belt. The employee then accidentally hit her right foot causing the gun to shoot a nail into her foot. The employee was hospitalized to treat a puncture wound to her foot.

Keywords: Carpenter, Construction, Foot, Hand Tool, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Nail, Nail gun, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Residential Construction, Siding, 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	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1440904.015	18	F	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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