Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201066479 - Employee injures leg with nail gun

Accident Summary Nr: 201066479 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 08/15/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125873521	08/26/2003	1751	238130	Greg Minor Construction Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:15 a.m. on August 15, 2003, Employee #1, a laborer and stacker, was working for a framing contractor on single family homes under construction. A coworker on the roof was lowering a nail gun by the hose to Employee #1 who was standing below him at a window opening on the second floor. Employee #1 grabbed the tool by the handle and as he was lowering it, the tip of the nail gun struck the window sill. Employee #1 had his right hand on the handle and the trigger and when the nail gun bumped the sill, the safety was depressed far enough to release a nail. The 3-inch nail struck the employee on the inside of his left thigh, penetrating his femoral artery. He was hospitalized for 4 days and underwent surgery to remove the nail from his leg and repair the artery.

Keywords: NAIL, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, THIGH, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125873521			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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