Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201172475 - Employee's Head Is Injured by Nail Gun

Accident Summary Nr: 201172475 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/20/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120153093	09/03/2002	1751	0	On The Mark Construction

Abstract: On August 20, 2002, Employee #1 and a coworker were framing walls for a single- family home. Employee #1 was bent over and was using a claw hammer to manually nail the top plate on the wall when the coworker walked by, holding the nail gun in his right hand and with his finger on the trigger. The nail gun struck Employee #1 on the head causing the coworker to pull the trigger. A 16-penny nail was fired through Employee #1's hard hat, and into his head. The job site foreman came to his assistance and emergency responders were called. Employee #1 was transported to UC-Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, CA, where the nail was removed without complications. Employee #1 was released from the hospital the next day.

Keywords: HEAD, HARD HAT, NAIL, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120153093			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installation Of Decking-Initial Laying Deck (Incl Fatality Cause: Other

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