OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #656710

M.G. VENDING COMPANY, INCORPORATED

LOWELL, MA· 1986-10-09T00:00:00

Event: NAIL, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, POWDER ACTUATED TOOL
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100436153
Employer profile: M.G. VENDING COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Summary number: 656710
Report ID: 111400

Event description

STRUCK BY NAIL FIRED FROM POWDER ACTUATED TOOL

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, INSTALLING 2 BY 4 STUDS AND PLYWW OD PARTITIONS. HE WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A NAIL FIRED FROM A POWDER ACTUATED T OOL.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
18

Part of body
1

Event type
1

Source
22

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
2

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