Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 154257.015 - Employee is killed when hit in eye by flying nail gun part

Accident Summary Nr: 154257.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 07/24/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1610577.015	07/26/2022		238160	Alfredo Lopez Junior

Abstract: On July 24, 2022, an employee of a roofing contractor (the owner) was attempting to repair a pneumatic nail gun. Coworkers reported that the employee and was seen taking the gun apart and then putting it back together over a 3 hour period. There were no witnesses to what happened but coworkers speculated that the employer attached the nail gun to the air compressor when the gun discharged. A part of the gun flew off the gun and hit the employee in the eye, killing him.

Keywords: Construction, Eye, Eye protection, Flying Object, Hand Tool, Laceration, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Residential Construction, Roofer, 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					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1610577.015	29	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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