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Baywood Products, Inc

Struck by discharged object or substance — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — ROBERTSDALE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Baywood Products, Inc in ROBERTSDALE, ALABAMA
Employer Baywood Products, Inc Report ID 2015085855
Address 22640 CR 64 City, State ZIP ROBERTSDALE, ALABAMA 36567
Event Date August 17, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Ankle(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) 321920 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.62000, -87.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was building a pallet and was bent over putting in the last nail. As he stood up, the nail gun trigger was still depressed and shot a nail into his ankle.

Incident Summary

On August 17, 2015, a worker at Baywood Products, Inc in ROBERTSDALE, ALABAMA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the ankle(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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