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Accident Summary Nr: 95664.015 - Employee is injured when nail gun misfires

Accident Summary Nr: 95664.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 04/26/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1233535.015	05/17/2017		238130	R & A Roof Structures, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on April 26, 2017, Employee #1 was standing by a fabricated table holding a 2 inch by 10 inch wooden block for a coworker. The coworker was using a HITACHI nail gun (model number: NR83A) to construct wood frames for skylights on the roof. The nail gun misfired a nail , which struck Employee #1 in his throat. The employee was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: Nail, Struck By, Throat

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1233535.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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