Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201797883 - Employee injures knee with nail gun

Accident Summary Nr: 201797883 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 10/23/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301330841	10/29/2003	1751	238130	Impact Framing

Abstract: At approximately 1:15 p.m. on October 23, 2003, Employee #1, working for Impact Framing, was on an 8-foot A-frame portable ladder installing trim around the door near the front entrance of a residential unit with a nail gun. He set the nail gun on top of the ladder and climbed down the ladder. When he reached the bottom, the ladder became shaky. The nail gun began to fall and he tried to stop it by extending his right leg out. When he grabbed the falling gun with his right hand, he accidentally hit the trigger and discharged a 16-penny nail into his right knee. He was hospitalized at Pomona Valley Hospital for 4 days.

Keywords: KNEE, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, NAIL, CARPENTER, LADDER, 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		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301330841			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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