Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201175452 - Employee Shoots Himself With Nail Gun

Accident Summary Nr: 201175452 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/31/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120347562	09/03/2003	1521	236115	Preszler Homes

Abstract: At approximately 8:45 a.m. on July 31, 2003, Employee #1 was nailing blocks onto a girder with a pneumatic nail gun. Employee #1 was leaning over across the girder rather than going to the other side of the girder to nail the block straight on. Employee #1 pulled the gun up to the girder, with the gun pointed back at himself, the guns safety guard contacted the edge of the girder while the trigger was depressed causing a nail to fire. The nail struck Employee #1 in the stomach. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, GIRDER, NAIL, CONSTRUCTION, HAND TOOL, STOMACH

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	1	5

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120347562			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Other

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