OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221401094
THE CARTER-JONES LUMBER COMPANY
HAGERSTOWN, MD·
Event description
Employee sustains puncture wound to leg when unjamming nail
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 p.m. on August 5, 2021, an employee working as an assembler for a truss manufacturer was operating a Paslode Model # F350S Pneumatic Nail Gun. The employee was assembling a wood panel when the nail gun jammed. The employee struck the gun on the table in an attempt to dislodge the jammed nail. When he struck the gun on the table, it bounced off the table and struck his leg just above the knee. At the same time, the gun released the nail firing it into his leg. The employee was hospitalized to treat a puncture wound, contusions and bruising and required surgery to remove the nail.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 57 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 785
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