Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201140779 - Employee Hospitalized For Nail Embedded In His Chest

Accident Summary Nr: 201140779 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 07/08/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120251152	08/28/1998	1623	0	Modtech Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on July 8, 1998, Employee #1 was hospitalized and suffered a nail embedded in his left chest while constructing the inside of a modular building. A coworker was installing a window at another location in the modular building. A coworker used a nail gun. The nail gun became activated by pressing the guard against the edge of the building. The nail flew past the window and hit Employee #1, who was also working in the modular building.

Keywords: CHEST, NAIL, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120251152			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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