Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201487410 - Employee Is Injured When Nail Gun Discharged Nail Into Knee

Accident Summary Nr: 201487410 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 02/11/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125791681	03/16/2005	1751	238130	Sheehan Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On February 11, 2005, an employee was ascending an 8 ft extension ladder carrying a nail gun. The employee was struck by a 1.75 in. siding nail when the nail gun discharged. He apparently had his finger on the trigger of the nail gun. The employee was hospitalized for 2 days for puncture wound.

Keywords: KNEE, NAIL, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL, PUNCTURE

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	125791681			Hospitalized injury	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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