Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202692356 - Employee Injures Leg When Struck by Nail from Nail Gun

Accident Summary Nr: 202692356 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 08/06/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316701002	08/20/2013	1541	236210	Dellabarca Design & Build,Inc.

Abstract: On August 6, 2013, an employee was performing concrete form work and was using a nail gun. He stepped on the hose, lost his footing while still holding the nail gun. He struck his right leg with the nail gun. When the nail gun hit against the leg, it discharged a nail into the employee right leg femur bone. The employer immediately transported the employee to the nearest hospital, where he was hospitalized and the surgery was performed.

Keywords: NAIL, IMPALED, STRUCK BY, LOST BALANCE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316701002			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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