Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 92692.015 - Worker operating nail gun shoots self in head

Accident Summary Nr: 92692.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 01/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1206790.015	01/31/2017		238130	L & S Framing Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on January 28, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction framing company, was engaged in exterior carpentry at a multifamily residential building construction site. He was standing on a roof truss and operating a nail gun when, according to a witness, he yanked the hose of the nail gun and shot himself. A nail entered his head. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for head trauma.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Brain, Carpenter, Erection Process, Head, Installing, Nail, Residential Construction, Roof, Truss

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1206790.015	24	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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