Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202442083 - Employee Is Struck in Head When Nailgun Accidentally Fires

Accident Summary Nr: 202442083 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/15/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125969006	09/15/2005	1751	238130	County Line Framing Inc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on August 15, 2005, Employee #1 was working as a framer for County Line Framing in at a construction site in Palm Desert, CA. He and a coworker were framing a stair landing in a two-story townhouse under construction. Employee #1 was kneeling in front of his coworker. The coworker, who was holding a Hitachi Model Number NR 90AC3 pneumatic nailer filled with Grove Lumber 21 degree, 3.25 in. by 0.131 in. type HTB32131-G plastic strip nails. He had the trigger pressed. The nailer accidentally snagged on the coworker's tool belt, and it fired a nail that struck Employee #1 in the head. He sustained a penetrating injury to his left parietal area. Employee #1 had been wearing a hard hat, but it fell off his head seconds prior to the accident. Employee #1 was transported to Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Springs, where surgery was performed to remove the nail. He was hospitalized for three days.

Keywords: HEAD, NAIL, CONSTRUCTION, SKULL, HAND TOOL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2	19

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125969006			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters

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