Octorara Roofing, LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Octorara Roofing, LLC in KIRKWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Octorara Roofing, LLC Report ID 2018088117
Address 774 Wesley Road City, State ZIP KIRKWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA 17536
Event Date August 8, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Foot (feet), 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) 238160 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.83000, -76.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a pneumatic nail gun at the ridge of the roof when the gun shot a nail into his foot, entering the bone. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 8, 2018, a worker at Octorara Roofing, LLC in KIRKWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the foot (feet), 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

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