Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200082097 - Employee Injured by Nail from Nail Gun

Accident Summary Nr: 200082097 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 12/28/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308269653	12/29/2004	1522	236116	New England Carpentry, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working with a coworker who was operating a pneumatic nail gun. The nail guns airline became tangled and the coworker tried to free it by pulling on it. When the airline became free, it struck the coworker in the back causing the gun to fire a 3.25-in. nail into Employee #1's back. Employee #1 suffered a puncture wound but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: NAIL, CONSTRUCTION, BACK, 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	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308269653			Non Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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