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Twin City Fan & Blower Company

Struck by discharged object or substance — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — ELKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Twin City Fan & Blower Company in ELKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Twin City Fan & Blower Company Report ID 2015053075
Address 201 Badger Street North City, State ZIP ELKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA 57026
Event Date May 21, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Secondary Source Nail guns-powered
Industry (NAICS) 333413 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.23000, -96.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was building crates with a pneumatic nail gun. The wood he was nailing split and the nail gun slipped, moving the nail gun to his hand. He shot his hand with the nail gun, requiring hospitalization. The safety pad was in place at the time.

Incident Summary

On May 21, 2015, a worker at Twin City Fan & Blower Company in ELKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the hand(s), unspecified. 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

OSHA has recorded 983 severe injury reports involving "Struck by discharged object or substance" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by discharged object or substance injuries.

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