Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135160.015 - Employee suffers puncture wound from nail gun

Accident Summary Nr: 135160.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 02/25/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1527561.015	04/23/2021		238130	United Production Framing

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on February 25, 2021, Employee #1 was working for a framing contractor. Employee #1 was nailing a door that was laying on the floor with a nail gun. The nail gun slipped while Employee #1 was applying pressure, causing the nail to puncture the ankle. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Accidental Discharge, Compressed Air, Compressed Gas, Door, Frame, Framing, Impaled, Nail, Nail gun, Portable Power Tool, Puncture, Puncture Wound

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	1527561.015	18	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause:

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