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H.M. Stauffer & Son, Inc.

Struck by discharged object or substance — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — MYERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at H.M. Stauffer & Son, Inc. in MYERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer H.M. Stauffer & Son, Inc. Report ID 2016042868
Address 499 Houtztown Road City, State ZIP MYERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 17067
Event Date April 6, 2016 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) 321214 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.39000, -76.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a pneumatic nail gun to assemble walls when the gun came in contact with his knee and discharged the nail into it. He required surgery and hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On April 6, 2016, a worker at H.M. Stauffer & Son, Inc. in MYERSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 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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