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Coastal Roofing, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Coastal Roofing, Inc. in SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA
Employer Coastal Roofing, Inc. Report ID 2021109105
Address 27 Hampstead Court City, State ZIP SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA 32092
Event Date October 22, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Thigh(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 30.02000, -81.49000

Incident Narrative

On October 22, 2021, at 1:30 p.m., an employee was kneeling down on a roof to install shingles when a nail gun slid and shot a nail above the employee's knee. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 22, 2021, a worker at Coastal Roofing, Inc. in SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the thigh(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

OSHA has recorded 983 severe injury reports involving "Struck by discharged object or substance" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by discharged object or substance injuries.

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