Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201123627 - Employee Injures Eye While Operating Nail Gun

Accident Summary Nr: 201123627 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 10/31/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125522706	11/01/2001	1522	0	W.C.L. Construction

Abstract: On October 31, 2001, Employee #1, a carpenter, was removing debris from between floor joists. Employee #2, a carpenter approximately 15 ft away from Employee #1, was operating a pneumatic nail gun to add small pieces of lumber to the floor joist. One of the nails from the pneumatic nail gun hit a hard surface and ricocheted into Employee #1, hitting him in the left eye. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: EYE, NAIL, LUMBER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125522706			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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