Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201507241 - Worker Is Injured after Being Shot in Leg with Nail Gun

Accident Summary Nr: 201507241 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 01/30/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310057641	02/14/2007	1761	238160	Michael D Heath Dba Vintage Roofing

Abstract: On January 30, 2007, a maintenance worker was on the roof of a single-family house and inadvertently shot himself in the left leg with a nail gun. A 1.75 in. nail punctured his skin in the hip area. The nail came to rest at the bone and the worker was hospitalized.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, MAINTENANCE, NAIL, CONSTRUCTION, SKIN, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL, HIP, LEG, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310057641			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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