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Report: Struck by discharged object or substance at Hixson Lumber Sales of Louisiana, Inc. in Winnfield, Louisiana

DATE: 04/13/15

An employee had just finished nailing a fence panel using a nail gun. As he extended his arm down into a resting/hanging position with his finger still on the trigger, another employee walked behind him and was struck in the lower leg with the nail gun, which actuated and drove a nail into his leg. The injured employee was hospitalized overnight.

Report ID 2015041963  
Date 04/13/2015  
UPA 975659  
Primary NAICS 423310  
Nature 133 Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Part of Body 510 Leg(s), unspecified
Source 4212 Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
Secondary Source 7235 Nail guns-powered
Event 6242 Struck by discharged object or substance
Hospitalized Yes  
Amputation No  

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