Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201156775 - Employee injures eye when struck by a nail

Accident Summary Nr: 201156775 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/19/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300860764	01/06/2003	1751	238990	B & B Framing

Abstract: At about 3:00 p.m. on December 19, 2002, Employee #1, working for a framing company, was nailing a metal strap (1.5 inches wide and 36 inches long) on a side wall of a residential house with a hammer. He was working off an 8 foot step ladder. The employee had just nailed the tip of a 16-penny nail into the strap and he felt dizzy. Employee #1 left the nail there and took off his safety glasses as he put his hands on the wall to keep his balance. When one of his hands hit the middle of the strap, the nail came out and hit in his right eye. Employee #1 was hospitalized for injuries to his right eye.

Keywords: EYE, NAIL, CARPENTER, STEPLADDER, WORK RULES, STRUCK BY, FACE

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	300860764			Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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