OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #657775

EYE,PORTABLE POWER TOOL,NAIL,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT

1989-01-19T00:00:00

Event: EYE,PORTABLE POWER TOOL,NAIL,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 657775
Report ID: 111400

Event description

Employee shot in eye with nail from nail gun

Investigation abstract

While working in the attic of a single family house, Employee #1 was shot in the eye by a nail from his partner's pneumatic nail gun.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 17 M

Nature of injury
11

Part of body
8

Event type
1

Source
21

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
5

Task assigned
1

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