Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201501053 - Employee struck in abdomen by nail

Accident Summary Nr: 201501053 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 02/19/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125626200	03/03/1999	1751	0	Etter & Son Construction

Abstract: At about 2:30 p.m. on February 19, 1999, two construction employees were installing siding using a pneumatic nail gun. Employee #1 was assisting Employee #2, who was using the nail gun. When Employee #1 turned to talk to Employee #2, he accidentally bumped his abdomen into the nail gun. The nail gun went off and shot a nail into Employee #1's abdomen. He was taken to Eden Hospital.

Keywords: NAIL, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125626200			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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