Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200772432 - Employee sustains wounded left hand when tool gun is fired

Accident Summary Nr: 200772432 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 01/28/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306094301	01/29/2003	1731	238210	T & T Electrical Contractors

Abstract: On January 28, 2003, Employee #1 was utilizing a ramset viper powder actuated tool gun. Employee #1 was attempting to push the piston of the gun, that when fired, engages the fastener into desired material (in this application concrete for a jack chain). Employee #1 had just taken the tool out of a gang box and never checked to see if there was a loaded cartridge in the gun ready to fire. Employee #1 attempted to push the pin and inadvertently depressed the safety cylinder engaging the firing mechanism. The gun fired the piston into the Employee #1's left hand.

Keywords: CHAIN, PISTON, JACK, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306094301			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Other

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