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Accident Summary Nr: 97433.015 - Employee's nail gun discharges into shoulder and lung, injur

Accident Summary Nr: 97433.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/23/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1249138.015	07/24/2017		238990	Fenceworks, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on June 23, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a fence company, was working at a residential construction site. He was holding a nail gun and picking up trash when the nail gun discharged a Number 7 penny nail that punctured his shoulder and left lung. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the puncture injury.

Keywords: Accidental Discharge, Cleaning, Fence, Lung, Nail, Portable Power Tool, Puncture, Residential Construction, Shoulder, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1249138.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause:

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