Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201038817 - Employee's Knee Punctured by Nail Gun

Accident Summary Nr: 201038817 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 10/23/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309904753	01/25/2007	1799	238990	Elliot/Drinkward Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on October 23, 2006, Employee #1, a carpenter, was nailing wooden boards to a frame. He was using a Hitachi pneumatically-operated nail gun. He stepped on uneven ground, lost his balance, and started to fall. While trying to regain his balance, the nail gun was triggered and a nail discharged into his knee. His knee was bleeding and swelling and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: KNEE, FRACTURE, NAIL, CARPENTER, SLIP, TRIPPED, FALL, HAND TOOL, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309904753			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.