Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201157187 - Employee injured when shot in leg by pneumatic nailer

Accident Summary Nr: 201157187 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/25/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125884288	05/08/2003	1751	238130	Griffin Communities

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on April 25, 2003, Employee #1, a piece worker and carpenter, employed by Griffin Communities in Corona, California, was injured while working at the company's residential construction project in Menifee, California. Employee #1 was working on the floor, using a Hitachi Model N 16 pneumatic nailer loaded with 3.25-inch 16-penny short nails to put together 2-inch by 4-inch studs for a wall. Employee #1 failed to remove his finger from the trigger as he stood up. He accidentally bumped his right leg above his knee with the safety element. This caused the nailer to fire a 3.25-inch nail that resulted in a puncture wound to his right leg. Employee #1 was taken by company personnel to the Menifee Valley Hospital for emergency medical care. He was admitted and hospitalized for four days.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125884288			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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