Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125370.015 - Employee punctures leg when struck by nail from nail gun

Accident Summary Nr: 125370.015 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 11/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1447180.015	11/21/2019		236118	Andres Martinez

Abstract: At 2:17 p.m. on November 19, 2019, an employee working as a carpenter for a residential remodeler was working on a residential construction site. The employer has only 1 to 2 employees. The employee was repairing side panels on the south side of a house on a narrow walkway. A scaffold had been erected in the walkway, which was approximately three feet wide. The employee was using a nail gun when he stood up with his finger on the trigger. The employee inadvertently hit the trigger causing the nail gun to eject a nail into his left leg. The employee was experienced using nail guns. He was treated at the hospital and released on the same day.

Keywords: Carpenter, Construction, Hand Tool, Laceration, Leg, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Nail, Nail gun, Puncture Wound, Residential Construction, Scaffold, Struck By, Trigger

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1447180.015	45	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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