OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14250781
CHEST,HEAD,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,EAR,NECK,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,POWDER ACTUATED TOOL,PUNCTURE
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY FASTENER FROM POWDER GUN
Investigation abstract
A CONSTRUCTION WORKER WAS COVERING A CHIMNEY FLOOR OPENING ON THE FOURTH FLOOR O F A CONSTRUCTION REMODELING PROJECT. A SPEED FASTENER, INC (MODEL 825) DIRECT-AC TING POWDER ACTUATED TOOL WAS USED TO FASTEN 5/8 INCH PLYWOOD TO THE CONCRETE FL OOR. THE TOOL WAS POSITIONED LESS THAN 1 INCH FROM THE UNPROTECTED EDGE OF THE F LOOR OPENING. THE CONCRETE-SPALLED DRIVE PIN DEFLECTED OFF THE CONCRETE AND PIER CED THE PROTECTIVE HELMET OF EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS USING A JACK HAMMER TO DEMOLIS H THE CHIMNEY ON THE THIRD FLOOR LEVEL. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED PUNCTURE WOUNDS OF THE HEAD, EAR, NECK, AND UPPER CHEST.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 21
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 10
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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