Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 155760.015 - Employee is killed when shot with nail gun

Accident Summary Nr: 155760.015 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 04/22/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1665369.015	04/22/2023		238130	Palacios Roofing Llc

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on April 22, 2023, an employee was installing sheet rock backing. While climbing a 7-8-foot A-frame ladder, he shot himself in the chest with a Paslode nail gun. The employee sustained a fatal puncture wound to the right side of chest.

Keywords: Chest, Ladder, Nail, Nail gun, Puncture Wound

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1665369.015	57	M	Fatality		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 4 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 4 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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