Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201793569 - Employee Injured When Shot By Nail Gun

Accident Summary Nr: 201793569 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 09/20/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120331780	10/03/2000	1522	0	Murguia Construction

Abstract: On September 20, 2000, Employee #1 was working on a 5-to-12 pitch roof using a pneumatic-powered nail gun to fasten plywood to the roof. Employee #1 stood up to relax momentarily. As Employee #1 kneeled back down to resume work, he accidentally fired an 8-penny nail into his own right knee. The employee sustained a puncture wound to the knee and was hospitalized.

Keywords: KNEE, NAIL, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120331780			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Other

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