Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201172962 - Employee Fires Nail Gun Into His Leg

Accident Summary Nr: 201172962 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 02/10/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120152897	03/26/2003	1761	238160	Certified Roofing

Abstract: At approximately 4:20 p.m. on February 10, 2003, Employee #1, a subcontractor, was working on a roof. He moved along the roof area nailing the composition roof tiles using a pneumatic nail gun. He fired the nail gun, and the tip of the gun contacted his leg. Medical assistance was called. First aid was provided by a local fire department before he was transported to Mercy San Juan Hospital in Sacramento, California.

Keywords: NAIL, LEG, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120152897			Non Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 5 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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