Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170182802 - EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY NAIL WHEN NAIL GUN DISCHARGES

Accident Summary Nr: 170182802 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 06/29/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112207725	07/18/1990	1761	0	Robert Jones Roofing Co.

Abstract: AT ABOUT 9:45 A.M. ON JUNE 29, 1990, EMPLOYEE #1 OF ROBERT JONES ROOFING COMPANY WAS INJURED AFTER A NAIL PIERCED THROUGH HIS RIGHT THIGH WHILE HE WAS NAILING AND SHEETING PLYWOOD ON THE ROOF OF A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AT POMONA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER AND RELEASED. HE REPORTED BACK TO WORK A DAY LATER. EMPLOYEE #1 STATED THAT HIS ATTENTION WAS DISTRACTED WHEN HE STARTED TALKING TO AN EMPLOYEE OF ANOTHER CONTRACTOR WHILE NAILING THE PLYWOOD SHEETING ON THE ROOF. HE ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARGED A LOADED NAIL THAT HIT HIS RIGHT THIGH. THE NAIL STAPLER WAS EXAMINED AT A LATER DATE AND FOUND TO MEET THE CONSTRUCTION SAFETY CODE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE OF INATTENTION WHILE WORKING.

Keywords: NAIL, CONSTRUCTION, THIGH, ROOFER, STRUCK BY, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, INATTENTION, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112207725			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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