Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201183472 - Employee Sustains Puncture When Struck by Metal Piece

Accident Summary Nr: 201183472 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 03/15/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307397299	03/29/2007	1742	238310	Thomas Interiors, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on March 15, 2007, Employee #1 was working as a metal framer at a bus maintenance facility. Employee #1 was operating a "Hilti" Model Number DX-35 powder-actuated tool. Employee #1 was on the roof attaching a metal track onto the perimeter of the skylight. A piece of the metal broke off and ricochet into Employee #1's left wrist. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital and had a piece of metal fragment removed from his wrist. Employee #1 was hospitalized for less than 24 hours.

Keywords: SKYLIGHT, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, POWDER ACTUATED TOOL, PUNCTURE, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307397299			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Sheetmetal duct installers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Other

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