Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201155777 - Employee injured when shot by nail gun

Accident Summary Nr: 201155777 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/05/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300857109	03/15/2002	1751	0	Warren Barrier

Abstract: At approximately 10:45 a.m. on March 5, 2002, Employee #1, employed by Warren Barrier, was climbing an 8-foot step ladder to install a siding on the wall of the residential building. A Hitachi pneumatic nail gun, Number 83 A-64-70, was laying on the top step of the ladder. As his chest level reached the top of the ladder, the nail gun shot an eight penny nail into his chest. The employee stated that as he pulled the nail from his chest, his chest was bleeding. Employee #1 called another employee and the owner for help. The owner transported Employee #1 to an emergency clinic and he was later transported by air to Riverside Community Hospital in Moreno Valley where he was hospitalized for 9 days.

Keywords: CHEST, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, LUNG, NAIL, CARPENTER, STEPLADDER, LADDER

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300857109			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming for piers or pylons Fatality Cause: Other

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