Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at G. A. Carlson & Company
Start: 6/4/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020065179 · 6/4/2020 · G. A. Carlson & Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head, 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: G. A. Carlson & Company
Location: 430 Crazy Horse Road, FAYETTEVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, 25840
NAICS: 238130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were installing braces on trusses. One of them was using a nail gun when it struck the other employee's head and discharged, firing a 3 1/2-inch framing nail into his head.

Source

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