Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Mandala, Inc.
Start: 7/6/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076044 · 7/6/2016 · Mandala, Inc.

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: Mandala, Inc.
Location: 1940 EC Howe Drive, ELLSWORTH AFB, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57706
NAICS: 238130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing exterior walls to a back patio storage unit. He was nailing the top sill plate with a nail gun when the gun bounced and swung down, hitting his left leg. His finger was still on the trigger, and the gun fired a nail into his leg.

Source

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