Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202462719 - Employee Suffers Eye Injury Using Nail Gun

Accident Summary Nr: 202462719 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 10/22/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300832060	11/16/2005	1761	238160	All Pro Roofing Co.

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on October 22, 2005, Employee #1 was replacing rafter boards in order to re-cover a roof. Employee #1 was working on the roof using a Hitachi nail gun and Number 8 nails. Employee #1 was not wearing eye protection at the time of the accident. Employee #1 fired a nail into a board and the nail ricocheted back towards the employee striking him in the left eye. Employee #1 suffered a puncture injury to the left eye. Employee #1 was working alone at the time. Employee #1 contacted his employer and was transported to the hospital and was hospitalized until October 23, 2005.

Keywords: EYE, NAIL, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, HAND TOOL, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300832060			Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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