OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14442354

CHEST,PORTABLE POWER TOOL,NAIL,CONSTRUCTION,TRIPPED,STRUCK BY,HAND TOOL

1990-03-29T00:00:00

Event: CHEST,PORTABLE POWER TOOL,NAIL,CONSTRUCTION,TRIPPED,STRUCK BY,HAND TOOL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14442354
Report ID: 355116

Event description

Employee injured when struck by nail from nail gun

Investigation abstract

A coworker was using an air-operated nail gun when he tripped and fell into Empl oyee #1. The gun fired a nail into Employee #1's chest. He was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M

Nature of injury
18

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
21

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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