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Accident Summary Nr: 202446514 - Employee Sustains Puncture Wound from Nail Gun

Accident Summary Nr: 202446514 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/25/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310599014	06/06/2007	2511	337122	Thomas & Associates Mfg Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on April 25, 2007, Employee #1, a non-operator temporary employee, sustained a puncture injury to his stomach when a nail (size, 1.25-in.long by 0.046-in. thick) discharged from a portable "PORTER CABLE, Model Number BA 125A" pneumatic nail gun. The nail gun was operated at 105 psig line pressure by another employee working at his work station, located in the assembly Department of the facility. Employee #1 suffered a puncture wound and was hospitalized for five days.

Keywords: NAIL, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, HAND TOOL, STOMACH, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310599014			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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