Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Salvador Gaytan Construction
Start: 2/23/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023021734 · 2/23/2023 · Salvador Gaytan Construction

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
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: Salvador Gaytan Construction
Location: 13450 Perdido Key Dr., PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, 32507
NAICS: 238130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employee 1 was installing floor joists when he called employee 2 to come over because he was not feeling well. Employee 2 came over and had to retrieve employee 1 by his safety harness. Employee 2 found that a nail from a nail gun had punctured the right side of employee 1's neck.

Source

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