Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201164688 - Employee sustained puncture wound from nail gun

Accident Summary Nr: 201164688 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 02/07/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126219153	02/24/2003	1751	238350	Cook Contractors Corp

Abstract: On February 7, 2003, Employee #1 and his coworkers were instructed by their supervisors to frame a wall inside the house. They were working at 1427 Via Cresata in Pacific Palisdes, California. Employee #1 was nailing studs in place using a Hitashi manufactured nail gun. The safety device was in place and working. Employee #1 stepped through two stubs about 16 in. apart to get to the other side when the nail gun was inadvertently activated and a nail was released and entered Employee #1's right knee. The nail gun was in his tool belt on the right side. The nail gun was not in a pocket but a holder un covered. Employee #1 yelled for help and a coworker came and carried him out to the patio. Employee #1 was transported to UCLA Harbor Medical Center where he was hospitalized.

Keywords: KNEE, NAIL, CONSTRUCTION, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126219153			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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