Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170626733 - Employee Accidentally Shoots Himself with Nail Gun

Accident Summary Nr: 170626733 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/27/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125723791	05/31/2001	1542	0	L B Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on April 27, 2001, a carpenter was seriously injured while working at a school construction site. The accident happened while the carpenter was framing a 2 inch by 6 inch stud with a nail gun. The air gun's air hose got caught on a board, and the carpenter pulled the air hose loose. The tip of the nail gun stuck his leg discharging a 16D nail into his leg just above the knee. The nail penetrated through his femur and the nail continued its travel into the fibula of his lower leg. The employee was transported by ambulance to a hospital where he received medical treatment.

Keywords: KNEE, NAIL, CARPENTER, AIR HOSE, LEG, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125723791			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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