Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200022291 - Employee injured when nail gun shot nail into head

Accident Summary Nr: 200022291 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 11/22/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304075088	11/28/2000	1751	0	Edsoncon Carpentry Company

Abstract: Employee #1, a carpenter, was standing on a 6-foot stepladder and was using a pneumatic nail gun with 3.5-inch nails while framing a chimney enclosure. While attempting to reposition the nail gun, Employee #1 caught his elbow, causing the nail gun to strike the side of his head and firing a single nail into his skull. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of the puncture wound.

Keywords: NAIL, CARPENTER, SKULL, STRUCK BY, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304075088			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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