Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202088191 - Employee Is Injured When Shot in Neck with Nail Gun

Accident Summary Nr: 202088191 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 05/07/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309446425	05/09/2007	1751	238350	Ken Gardner Construction

Abstract: At 4:52 p.m. on May 7, 2007, Employee #1 was working for Ken Gardner Construction. There were two employees working on the decking, Employee # 1 and Employee #2, the operator of the nail gun. Employee #2 was bump nailing using a Bo Stitch pneumatic nail gun (Model Number F28WW). Employee #2 stated he was nailing the decking in place and was working along the wall of one of the buildings. The employee turned to see if there were any other places that needed nailing. Employee #2 did not take his hand off the trigger of the nail gun. Employee #1 was retrieving a drink he had left during a break at the time of the accident. Employee #2's nail gun fired a 3 in. nail and struck Employee #1 in his neck, 3rd cervical vertebrae. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: DECKING, NAIL, STUCK, NECK, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309446425			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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