Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201143310 - Employee injured when leg shot by nail from pneumatic nailer

Accident Summary Nr: 201143310 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 04/25/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305350407	05/05/2003	1751	238130	Wesseln Construction Co Inc

Abstract: On April 25, 2003, Employee #1 had been hospitalized for a work-related injury. Employee #1 was a full time carpenter working on a framing crew for residential construction on a large tract. As he walked across the foundation towards his next nailing job, Employee #1 stated he felt the nail gun catch on his tool belt and then strike his right leg behind the knee. The gun discharged, sending a 16 penny nail into the knee. Employee #1 was hospitalized for two days for surgery to remove the nail from the bone.

Keywords: KNEE, NAIL, CARPENTER, STRUCK BY, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305350407			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters

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