Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170743777 - Employee's knee injured when punctured by flying nail

Accident Summary Nr: 170743777 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 03/19/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123746455	03/19/1996	7363	0	Temporary Specialists Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a large Senco pneumatic air nailer loaded with 3 in. nails to attach a rim joist on a new home under construction. He was stepping off a foundation to hand the air gun to a coworker when he inadvertently brushed the safety of the nail gun against his leg while holding his finger on the trigger. A nail entered his left knee, above the patella (knee cap). The nail then went behind the patella and struck the upper and lower leg bones, joining them together. The coworker transported Employee #1 in his van to the nearest medical facility.

Keywords: KNEE, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, SAFETY LATCH, NAIL, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123746455			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters

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