Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202443172 - Nail Gun Operator Is Struck over Eye by Ricocheting Nail

Accident Summary Nr: 202443172 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/24/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307459271	02/10/2006	1751	238130	Twf Construction Dba Select Build

Abstract: At approximately 9:05 a.m. on January 24, 2006, an employee of TWF Construction located in La Quinta, California, was operating a Hitachi Nail Gun. He was installing a truss clip, when a nail ricocheted and struck him above his right eye. He was hospitalized for four days at Desert Regional Medical Center, in Palm Springs, California.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, TRUSS, INSTALLING, NAIL, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FACE, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307459271			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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