Incident date: 2017-07-21
NAICS industry code: 236118

An employee was using a pneumatic nail gun to build a deck. The nail gun was attached to his tool belt. As he bent down, the safety on the nail gun pushed against his leg. The hammer then swung around and hit the trigger on the nail gun, causing it to fire a nail into his thigh.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate