Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95349.015 - Employee is struck by nail from nail gun and was hospitalize

Accident Summary Nr: 95349.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 02/10/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1210849.015	02/15/2017		238130	Ford Brothers Framing, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on February 10, 2017, Employee #1 was using a Hitachi pneumatic nail gun to tack/nail the rafters on the second floor of a residential home. A 3.25 inch smooth shank framing nail bounced or ricocheted off the top of another nail or a metal hanger close by, and entered Employee #1 through his nostril, lodging behind his right eye. The employee was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: Eye, Flying Object, Nail, Nose, Rafter, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1210849.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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