Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202508420 - Employee Is Impaled in the Face by Nail Gun

Accident Summary Nr: 202508420 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 06/10/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314327313	06/15/2011	1751	238130	Lavoie & Sons Construction

Abstract: On June 10, 2011, Employee #1 was nailing the shear wall of a building under construction using a pneumatic nail gun, and a three-inch long nail bounced back and impaled Employee #1 in the skull below his right cheek. Employee #1 was airlifted to the hospital for treatment.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, NAIL, IMPALED, SKULL, FACE, PUNCTURE

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	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314327313			Hospitalized injury	Other	Carpenters

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