Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201700283 - EMPLOYEE STRUCK UNDER EYE BY NAIL

Accident Summary Nr: 201700283 -- Report ID: 1054115 -- Event Date: 03/11/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124760042	03/18/1998	1799	0	Dnl Enterprises Llc

Abstract: On March 11, 1998 Employee #1 sustained eye injury while repairing pallets. Evidence indicated that Employee #1 was using a nail gun to attach a 2-ft by 6-ft board to a pallet. A nail fired from the gun and struck the head of a nail previously driven. The nail curled and deflected upward striking Employee #1 under the right eye.

Keywords: BOARD, EYE, NAIL, CONSTRUCTION, PALLET, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	124760042			Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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