Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202454567 - Employee Is Injured When Shot by Nail Gun

Accident Summary Nr: 202454567 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 04/11/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310491394	04/22/2008	1751	238130	Urban Reinforcement

Abstract: On April 11, 2008, an employee was installing a truss joist using a pneumatic nail gun. He inadvertently shot himself on the upper chest. The employee was determined to have held the nail gun with only his right hand when the gun recoiled, causing him to loose grip and the muzzle landed on his upper chest as his index finger never left the trigger. The nail was determined to be approximately 3-in. in length and was lodged in between the heart and the lung. The employee was driven to St. Francis Medical Center by a coworker, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: CHEST, NAIL, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL, PUNCTURE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310491394			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

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