Incident date: 2015-09-30
NAICS industry code: 321991

An employee was using a staple gun for siding or roofing activities. The staple gun engaged while the employee was changing positions, lodging a 3-inch staple into the bone of the employee's right leg.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Staples
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate