Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201064532 - Employee accidentally punctured hand while shooting fastener

Accident Summary Nr: 201064532 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/26/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300787520	11/07/2001	1742	0	Silva Construction Dba Interior Specialties

Abstract: On September 26 2001, an employee of Interior Specialties was using a powder-actuated tool to shoot fasteners into a steel support when he accidentally shot a fastener into his hand. The worker received a puncture wound and fracture to his left hand. He was taken to a local Urgent Care center and later transferred to Scripps Hospital in Encinitas.

Keywords: FRACTURE, POWDER ACTUATED TOOL, HAND, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300787520			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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