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Property Renovations And Construction, LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Property Renovations And Construction, LLC in MELBOURNE, FLORIDA
Employer Property Renovations And Construction, LLC Report ID 2017065618
Address 1689 Buick Ave City, State ZIP MELBOURNE, FLORIDA 32935
Event Date June 19, 2017 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) 238160 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.11000, -80.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was picking up trash on the roof when he stepped back and a coworker's nail gun released a nail into the back of his right ankle.

Incident Summary

On June 19, 2017, a worker at Property Renovations And Construction, LLC in MELBOURNE, FLORIDA 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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