Con-Tech Carpentry, Inc.

Struck by discharged object or substance - Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds - EUREKA, Missouri

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Con-Tech Carpentry, Inc. in EUREKA, Missouri
Employer Con-Tech Carpentry, Inc.
Address 366 West Fourth Street
City, State ZIP EUREKA, Missouri 63025
Report ID 2021054271
Event Date May 26, 2021
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) 238130
GPS Coordinates 38.50000, -90.63000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was stepping up to a concrete ledge with a nail gun. The gun shot a nail into his right knee when he stepped up.

Incident Summary

On May 26, 2021, a worker at Con-Tech Carpentry, Inc. in EUREKA, Missouri 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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