Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201201480 - Employee injured by nail gun

Accident Summary Nr: 201201480 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 06/25/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304071012	07/02/2001	1522	0	Ben Mobley

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 a.m. on June 25, 2001, an employee of Ben Mobley was climbing a ladder when his left knee was punctured by a nail fired by a nail gun. The victim was framing in a closet and started to climb a ladder when he placed the tip of the nail gun on his left knee. When the tip was placed on his knee it deactivated the safety and with his finger pulling the trigger the nail gun fired a nail into his knee. The victim was taken to a local hospital where surgery was performed.

Keywords: KNEE, NAIL, CARPENTER

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	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304071012			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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