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Wayne Garcia Building Contractor, INC.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wayne Garcia Building Contractor, INC. in KEY WEST, FLORIDA
Employer Wayne Garcia Building Contractor, INC. Report ID 2019088279
Address 1028-1030 TRUMAN AVENUE City, State ZIP KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040
Event Date August 12, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Secondary Source Nail guns-powered
Industry (NAICS) 236117 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 24.55000, -81.79000

Incident Narrative

An employee was doing the wood framing around a window when he suffered a nail gun puncture wound to the chest cavity. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 12, 2019, a worker at Wayne Garcia Building Contractor, INC. in KEY WEST, FLORIDA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. 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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