Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 137931.015 - Employee injures head while using staple gun

Accident Summary Nr: 137931.015 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 08/04/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1546505.015	08/06/2021		337121	La-Z-Boy Incorporated

Abstract: At 5:45 p.m. on August 4, 2021, an employee was assembling a three-seat sofa on the north side of Cell 58. He had just stapled components into place when, while holding the staple gun in his non-dominant left hand, he inadvertently triggered it. The staple gun unexpectedly contacted his forehead, discharging a 16-gauge, galvanized chisel point staple that fully penetrated his forehead. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of the head injury.

Keywords: Forehead, Gun, Hand, Head, Staple

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1546505.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Assemblers

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