Struck by discharged object or substance · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WMT Housing, LLC, 3100 Georgia Highway 268 West, BROXTON, GEORGIA 31519
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Abdomen unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was going between a ladder and a wall to repair a wall in the utility room. A brad-nailing gun was hanging on a piece of wood on the side of the ladder. The employee contacted the brad nailer and the trigger was pushed into the wooden piece. The brad-nailing gun actuated and shot a 2-inch brad into the employee's abdomen.
An employee was moving a step ladder to a different location. A brad nail gun with an air hose attached was hanging on the side of the ladder. When the employee climbed the ladder, his right leg hit the safety tip of the nail gun and the nail gun shot a brad nail into the employee's right leg.
An employee was building walls for mobile home manufacturing using a 2 1/2 inch staple gun when the gun activated and a staple lodged into their right kneecap.
On May 27, 2022, at 2:30 p.m., an employee was descending a ladder while holding a nail gun when the nail gun discharged and a 2-inch nail entered the employee's upper-right abdomen, resulting in hospitalization.
An employee was looking through sheets of precut decking in an upright position. The weight of the decking knocked him off balance and caused his feet to slip and hit standing decking on the opposite side. All of the decking fell and the employee was crushed, resulting in pelvis and hip fractures.
An employee was working to assess the operation of a high-pressure water nozzle. The water system was activated and the employee was cut by high pressure water on his left hand where the palm meets the wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
On October 5, 2025, an employee was pulling a pressure washer hose when it it disconnected from the cooker. The employee was struck by jets of high-pressure water, resulting in lacerations to their left thigh requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was sandblasting paint from a water tower when the blasting media sprayed across their forearm, resulting in an elbow injury that required hospitalization.
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