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Secure Fence & Rail, LLC.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Secure Fence & Rail, LLC. in MELBOURNE, FLORIDA
Employer Secure Fence & Rail, LLC. Report ID 2015096732
Address 3060 Kershaw Ct. City, State ZIP MELBOURNE, FLORIDA 32934
Event Date September 15, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Thigh(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) 238990 Inspection # 1093738
GPS Coordinates 28.15000, -80.67000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing a fence. He had the leveler on top of the fence. He moved a board and the leveler fell hitting the nail gun and at the same time the employee had a finger on the trigger. The gun fired a nail into his thigh.

Incident Summary

On September 15, 2015, a worker at Secure Fence & Rail, LLC. in MELBOURNE, FLORIDA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the thigh(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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