Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202509709 - Employee Punctures Hand While Using a Nail Gun

Accident Summary Nr: 202509709 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 02/09/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316816636	02/25/2013	1521	236118	Barry Builders, Inc

Abstract: On February 9, 2013, Employee #1 was using a ricochet nail hand gun. A nail ejected from the hand held nail gun and impaled the employee's left palm of his hand. Employee #1 was transported to an area hospital, where he was treated for a puncture in his left hand. Employee #1 remained hospitalized for twenty-four hours.

Keywords: EJECTED, NAIL, IMPALED, HAND, 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	1	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316816636			Non Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Other

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.