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Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

1 hospitalization · 2024087763 · 8/22/2024 · Roofing Innovations LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Nails, brads, tacks, spikes
Secondary source: Nailing or stapling tools

Employer

Name: Roofing Innovations LLC
Location: 418 George St, VAN WERT, OHIO, 45891
NAICS: 238160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was straddling the peak of a roof while nailing down a ridge cap. The employee's nail gun shot a nail into his knee.

Source

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