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Champion Home Builders, Inc.

Struck by discharged object or substance — Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels — LAKE CITY, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Champion Home Builders, Inc. in LAKE CITY, FLORIDA
Employer Champion Home Builders, Inc. Report ID 20241110937
Address 200 SE Industrial Park Drive City, State ZIP LAKE CITY, FLORIDA 32025
Event Date November 25, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels Body Part Lung(s), pleura
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Nails, brads, tacks, spikes
Secondary Source Nailing or stapling tools
Industry (NAICS) 321991 Inspection # 1791007
GPS Coordinates 30.17000, -82.58000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee was holding the rafters at the roof build table area while a co-worker attached them to the roof frame using a pneumatic nailer. A four-inch nail ricocheted and pierced the employee's left shoulder resulting in injury to an artery and the left lung.

Incident Summary

On November 25, 2024, a worker at Champion Home Builders, Inc. in LAKE CITY, FLORIDA suffered open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels to the lung(s), pleura. The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with nails, brads, tacks, spikes 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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