Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201066446 - Employee hospitalized punctures knee with nailgun

Accident Summary Nr: 201066446 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 06/17/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300794252	07/07/2003	1751	238130	S & H Contracting

Abstract: At approximately 3:05 p.m. on June 17, 2003, Employee #1, a carpenter apprentice of S and H Contracting, was building a wooden deck on the second story of a structure. Employee #1 was nailing sheeting to a post using a Hitachi 3.25-in. strip nail gun, Model Number NR83A, Serial Number 122207, loaded with eight-penny nails. Employee #1 was in a crouched position holding a truss with his left hand and holding the nail gun with his right hand. When he changed positions, the nose of the nail gun contacted his right knee and a nail discharged into the muscle above his right knee. Employee #1 was admitted to Sharp Memorial Hospital for treatment of a puncture wound.

Keywords: DECKING, KNEE, TRUSS, NAIL, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300794252			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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