Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201096278 - Employee injured when shot by nail gun

Accident Summary Nr: 201096278 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 02/04/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126101674	02/24/2003	1751	238130	Rcm Building Systems

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on February 4, 2003, Employee #1 was on a scaffold that was about 5-ft-high installing material under the roof overhang of a building. A Hitachi NR83A pneumatic nail gun was hanging on his waist belt. As Employee #1 bent over to pick up a piece of lumber, he also grabbed the nail gun. His finger activated the trigger and the safety device on the muzzle was depressed against his right knee, causing the gun to fire. A 3.25-in.-long 16-penny nail struck him in the leg. Employee #1 was hospitalized for surgery.

Keywords: NAIL, BELT, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126101674			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Other

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