Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201485372 - Employee accidentally shots himself with a nail gun

Accident Summary Nr: 201485372 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 02/12/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120337142	03/06/2003	1751	238130	Sheehan Construction, Inc.,

Abstract: On February 12, 2003, an employee of Sheehan Construction slipped while working from a ladder. In trying to stabilize himself, he inadvertently came into contact with a Hitachi nail gun while his right finger was on its trigger. The nail gun discharged and injured the employee. The employee was hospitalized for two days at Kaiser Hospital in Walnut Creek, California.

Keywords: NAIL, LADDER, SLIP, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120337142			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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