Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202484994 - Employee Is Injured When Nail Gun Explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 202484994 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 03/27/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125820241	03/30/2007	1791	238190	Myers Construction

Abstract: On March 27, 2007, an employee, a laborer, was using a Senco Nailer when it exploded in his left hand. The Senco nailer had been fastened to an oxygen tank for its supply of air. The employee stated that he used the nailer several times before it exploded. The employee's left hand had a laceration across his palm and the skin of his hand was separated from his hand. He was not hospitalized.

Keywords: OXYGEN, NAIL, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL, HAND, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125820241			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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