Incident date: 2016-02-29
NAICS industry code: 238130

While descending a ladder with a nail gun, an employee tripped over the nail gun hose and started to fall. As he tried to prevent the fall, his finger activated the trigger and he was shot in the right leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Trip over an object without fall
code_source: title: Nail guns-powered
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate