Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201170784 - Employee's leg punctured by nail gun

Accident Summary Nr: 201170784 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 05/22/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125852772	06/19/1998	1622	0	Mcm Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On May 22, 1998, Employee #1, who worked as a laborer, was involved in building a decking panel. When Employee #1 walked to a new location with the assembly area, he was carrying a 16-penny nail gun, Porter Cable, Model FC 350, Type 2, Serial Number 024937. Employee #1 pulled the trigger while the nail gun muzzle was in contact with his left leg above the knee. His leg was punctured by a 16-penny nail. Employee #1 was hospitalized. The work surface Employee #1 was walking upon was paved, level concrete, and without depressions. Another employee working next to Employee #1 didn't see him trip. The nail gun had the required safety device on the muzzle.

Keywords: DECKING PANEL, CONSTRUCTION, LEG, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125852772			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Forming Fatality Cause: Other

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