Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201092582 - Employee's knee injured when shot by nail gun

Accident Summary Nr: 201092582 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 03/12/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126136100	03/29/1999	1521	0	C W Warren Const

Abstract: On March 3, 1999, Employee #1 was using a nail gun for sheeting work near a garage. He had his finger on the trigger when he pulled hard on a window to open it. His finger struck the trigger of the nail gun, shooting a nail into his knee. The Fire Department took Employee #1 to the Emergency Room at St. John's Hospital, where he was admitted for at least one night. Once he was discharged, Employee #1 spent several weeks recuperating at home before returning to work on April 2, 1999.

Keywords: KNEE, NAIL, CARPENTER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, 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		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126136100			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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