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Accident: 201408606 - Worker Dies After Shooting Himself In Face With Nail Gun
Accident: 201408606 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 02/20/2013 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 316155506 | 02/21/2013 | 1751 | Slone Builders Inc | ||||
| At approximately 11:00 a.m. on February 16, 2013, Employee #1, a 33-year-old male with Slone Builders Inc., was performing residential framing activities. Employee #1 was working in the garage area framing up a wall with a pneumatic nail gun equipped with a contact (bump) trigger. The nail gun appeared to misfire/double-tap which caused the employee to lose his balance and the nail gun to come in contact with his face. This caused an unintended discharge of the nail gun. The nail passed through the employee's eye socket and into his brain. Emergency Medical Services transported Employee #1 to the hospital where he later died from his injuries. | |||||||
Keywords:
eye, nail, construction, powder actuated tool, face, brain
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | $50,000 to $250,000 | 2 | X | |||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 316155506 | Fatality | Puncture | Carpenters | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior carpentry FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile |
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