Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202496972 - Employee Shoots Self with Nail Gun, Sustains Puncture Wound

Accident Summary Nr: 202496972 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 01/17/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310700265	01/17/2007	4731	488510	Priority Worldwide Services

Abstract: Employee #1, a carpenter, was building a packing crate and accidentally shot himself in the side of the calf on his right leg with an air operated nail gun. The 3-in. long nail cracked a bone in Employee #1's leg. Employee #1 explained that the accident was an error on his part as he had his finger on the trigger of the gun when he accidentally pressed it against his leg. Employee #1 suffered a puncture injury and was treated at the hospital and released.

Keywords: NAIL, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, INATTENTION, LEG, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310700265			Non Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters

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