Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Secure Fence & Rail, LLC.
Start: 9/15/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015096732 · 9/15/2015 · Secure Fence & Rail, LLC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
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: Secure Fence & Rail, LLC.
Location: 3060 Kershaw Ct., MELBOURNE, FLORIDA, 32934
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing a fence. He had the leveler on top of the fence. He moved a board and the leveler fell hitting the nail gun and at the same time the employee had a finger on the trigger. The gun fired a nail into his thigh.

Source

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