Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171017700 - Employee's knee injured when nail gun accidentally fires

Accident Summary Nr: 171017700 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 09/03/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124691965	09/03/1996	3792	0	Monaco Coach Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was squatting down, installing a false floor and molding inside a vanity cabinet of a recreational motor coach. He was holding a piece of paneling in one hand and reached over to grab a pneumatic nail gun with the other. He was sliding the gun closer, and trying to get a better grip on it, when the tip of the gun contacted his right knee. This startled Employee #1 and caused him to squeeze the trigger. A 3/4 in. long was discharged into his knee, and Employee #1 was taken by paramedics to McKenzie Willamette Hospital for overnight observation. The nail gun was not equipped with a safety device.

Keywords: KNEE, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, SAFETY LATCH, NAIL, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, STRUCK BY, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124691965			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Miscellaneous hand working occupations

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