Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201079431 - Employee Punctures Foot with Nail Gun

Accident Summary Nr: 201079431 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 05/29/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315348904	06/10/2013	1751	238130	Circle M Contractors Inc

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on May 29, 2013, Employee #1 was engaged in the construction of the interior walls of a single family home. He was framing a wood channel, which consisted of three, 2 in. by 4 in. wood studs that were approximately 8.5 ft long for one of the interior walls. The channel was created by placing one stud perpendicular between the other two and nailing them together, thus creating a U shaped channel. Employee #1 was using a pneumatically driven nail gun (Model Identification Hitachi NR 83A2) to secure the wood members together. While using the nail gun, Employee #1 inadvertently struck his right foot with the muzzle of the gun and shot a nail into his foot. He suffered three broken bones in the right foot and a foot puncture. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and underwent surgery for the injuries. After undergoing medical procedures, he was hospitalized for post-operative care.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, FRACTURE, NAIL, WALL, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FOOT, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315348904			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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