Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Procon Homes, Inc.
Start: 1/28/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020010897 · 1/28/2020 · Procon Homes, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(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: Procon Homes, Inc.
Location: 12000 West Fairview Ave, BOISE, IDAHO, 83713
NAICS: 238130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder with a nail gun hanging off a tool belt when the nail gun trigger hit the ladder, resulting in a nail penetrating the employee's knee. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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