Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Kit Homebuilders West, LLC.
Start: 10/31/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191011359 · 10/31/2019 · Kit Homebuilders West, 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: Kit Homebuilders West, LLC.
Location: 1124 GARBER STREET, CALDWELL, IDAHO, 83606
NAICS: 321991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee on a ladder was nailing siding using a nail gun. While securing the nail gun it missed his pouch causing a nail to shoot and penetrate his thigh.

Source

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