Incident date: 2018-05-16
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was holding a piece of siding in position with his left hand so he could nail it in place. His right hand slipped while positioning the nail gun and the nail shot into his left hand, puncturing it and possibly fracturing one bone. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Nail guns-powered
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Hand(s), except finger(s)
severity: moderate