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Clyde Johnson Contracting & Roofing, Inc.

Struck by discharged object or substance — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Clyde Johnson Contracting & Roofing, Inc. in OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
Employer Clyde Johnson Contracting & Roofing, Inc. Report ID 2015031010
Address 15001 E State Rd 78, GLADES COUNTY City, State ZIP OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA 34974
Event Date March 5, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Secondary Source Nail guns-powered
Industry (NAICS) 238160 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.20000, -80.82000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing carpentry work using a nail gun to nail bracing for a new residential dwelling's soffits. He was descending the ladder when the nail gun bumped the ladder and discharged a nail into his kneecap.

Incident Summary

On March 5, 2015, a worker at Clyde Johnson Contracting & Roofing, Inc. in OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the knee(s). The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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