Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at JDFX Contracting, LLC
Start: 9/1/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015096328 · 9/1/2015 · JDFX Contracting, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Secondary source: Nail guns-powered

Employer

Name: JDFX Contracting, LLC
Location: 11451 Blackfin Street, VENICE, FLORIDA, 34292
NAICS: 238130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder to reach the area where he was going to start anchoring the truss. He grabbed a nail gun that was hanging from the truss. It slipped from his hand and discharged a nail into his right leg, causing a puncture wound.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown