Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201408606 - Worker Dies after Shooting Himself in Face with Nail Gun

Accident Summary Nr: 201408606 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 02/20/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316155506	02/21/2013	1751	238130	Slone Builders Inc

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on February 16, 2013, Employee #1, a 33-year-old male with Slone Builders Inc., was performing residential framing activities. Employee #1 was working in the garage area framing up a wall with a pneumatic nail gun equipped with a contact (bump) trigger. The nail gun appeared to misfire/double-tap which caused the employee to lose his balance and the nail gun to come in contact with his face. This caused an unintended discharge of the nail gun. The nail passed through the employee's eye socket and into his brain. Emergency Medical Services transported Employee #1 to the hospital where he later died from his injuries.

Keywords: EYE, NAIL, CONSTRUCTION, POWDER ACTUATED TOOL, FACE, BRAIN

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		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316155506			Fatality	Puncture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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