Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170866537 - Employee Steps On Nail - Punctures Foot

Accident Summary Nr: 170866537 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/09/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125854869	04/29/1999	1742	0	K.O Hassfeld Lath & Plaster

Abstract: On January 9, 1999, Employee #1, an employee of K.O. Hassfield Lath and Plaster, suffered a puncture in his foot when he stepped on a nail. He was injured while plastering a residence in Grass Valley, California. While plastering, Employee #1 was working on a scaffold. When he stepped off the scaffold, he stepped on a board with a nail protruding. The nail punctured his foot. The scaffold was measured at four feet high. He was treated at a medical clinic and released. However, the wound became infected, and Employee #1 spent several days in the hospital for treatment of the infection.

Keywords: BOARD, FOOT, PUNCTURE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125854869			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Plasterers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Plastering Fatality Cause: Other

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