Accident Report Detail
Accident: 112095.015 - Employee Using Nail Gun Shoots Into Leg And Incurs Puncture
Accident: 112095.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 05/03/2018 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1334458.015 | 08/01/2018 | Timber Ridge Framing Inc. | |||||
At 10:30 a.m. on May 3, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction framing co ntractor, was framing interior walls on the second floor of a new residential st ructure, one of many houses being built at the site. He was using a Hitachi Mod el NR 83A3 nail gun when the gun's hose became stuck. As the employee pulled th e hose to free it, his finger, which was on the gun's trigger, inadvertently dis charged a nail. The nail shot into his left leg. Employee #1 was transported t o the hospital, admitted, and treated for the puncture wound. | |||||||
Keywords:
accidental discharge, carpenter, equipment operator, framing, gunshot, installing, leg, nail, nail gun, puncture, residential construction, wall, wood erection
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Multi-family dwelling | New project or new addition | 24 | |||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 1334458.015 | 49 | M | Hospitalized injury | Construction trades, n.e.c. | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Interior carpentry FatCause: |