Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202493342 - Employee Is Shot in Knee with Nail

Accident Summary Nr: 202493342 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/24/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316518208	09/06/2012	1751	238130	Calhoun Construction, Inc

Abstract: On August 24, 2012, Employee #1 was kneeling on the secondary story floor of a residential building under construction and nailing floor joists. He used a Hitachi pneumatic nail gun to attach the joists on boards that connected with the frame of the floor. When he arrived to a metal tie strap going from the joist to a wall, he tried to shoot a nail into a pre drilled and punched hole in the strap, but missed. The nail gun kicked back and bounced up and then came down on his left knee, shooting a nail into his knee. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received medical attention and underwent surgical procedures and was then hospitalized for one day.

Keywords: KNEE, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, INSTALLING, NAIL, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316518208			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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