Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170871404 - Employee injured by nail gun

Accident Summary Nr: 170871404 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 12/06/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125807974	12/07/2001	1521	0	Orlando Enterprises

Abstract: At about 12:00 p.m. on December 6, 2001, Employee #1, a laborer, was working with an apprentice carpenter framing a wall section. Employee #1 was holding the 2 ft by 6 in. stud in place while the carpenter, using a pneumatic hammer, nailed the studs and headers together. He finished nailing. He then stood up and stuck Employee #1 in the right temple with the tip of the nailing gun, discharging the gun, and shooting a nail through the skull into the brain of Employee #1. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, AIR PRESSURE, HEAD, NAIL, CARPENTER, SKULL, STRUCK BY, BRAIN

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125807974			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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