Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at J.W. CAMPBELL CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Start: 3/12/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021032191 · 3/12/2021 · J.W. CAMPBELL CONSTRUCTION, INC.

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: J.W. CAMPBELL CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Location: 107 Lexington Avenue, NEEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 02494
NAICS: 238350
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees collided while one of them was climbing down a ladder carrying a nail gun. The gun discharged, firing a wire nail fastener into the other employee's head. That employee was hospitalized.

Source

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