Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201119682 - Employee's Hand Is Injured by Nail Gun

Accident Summary Nr: 201119682 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/04/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300830072	06/15/2005	1522	236118	Jc Construction

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on June 4, 2005, Employee #1 was cutting wood when his foreman approached him with an air-powered nail gun. The foreman had his finger on the gun's trigger and he pushed the gun nozzle towards Employee #1's body. By instinct, the Employee #1 blocked the gun nozzle with his right hand, activating it, and causing it to fire a nail into his right palm. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Northridge Hospital for a laceration and artery damage in his palm.

Keywords: NAIL, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, COMMUNICATION, HORSEPLAY, INATTENTION, PUNCTURE

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	300830072			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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