Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200460624 - Employee injured when shot in head by nail gun

Accident Summary Nr: 200460624 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 12/28/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302918818	01/03/2000	1521	0	Regis Lavoie Dba Summer Street Builders

Abstract: Employee #1 and his employer were building a wooden deck and were installing wood around the deck's new roof support posts. The employer was on the deck platform using a Bostitch air-powered nail gun to fasten the new wood trim. Employee #1 was approximately 10 ft away, cutting additional boards for other posts. The employer was using the nail gun in an overhead position when Employee #1 went over to assist him. The owner was unaware that he was there and, as he lowered the nail gun from above, it struck Employee #1 and fired an 8-penny ring nail into his forehead. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital, and later flown to a Boston hospital, where he underwent surgery. He was released on December 30, 1999, having suffered no apparent long-term effects.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, CLEARANCE, HEAD, CARPENTER, FOREHEAD, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, COMMUNICATION, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302918818			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Post Decking Detail Work Fatality Cause: Other

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