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Being injured at work can be painful and cause a lot of stress to the victim during and after the incident. Contacting a personal injury solicitor could help the casualty seek compensation for their suffering.
In construction, employees have many dangerous tools at their disposal in the workplace and if they are negligent of the health and safety procedures while using them, they could end up seriously injuring one of their co-workers. One of these hazardous tools is the nail gun.
Originally patented by its four inventors as a "power nail driving tool", according to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office, the beginnings of the modern nail gun had its foundations laid in 1956.
Nail guns are now available in many different sizes and can, in larger machines, contain spikes of around six inches in length which are typically propelled from the gun by a pneumatic system, electromagnetic coil, spring or gas combustion at the pull of the machine's trigger.
It is no wonder, when considering the tool's efficiency and ease of use, that it has now replaced the hammer as tool of choice for many construction workers.
However, the machine can be very dangerous and causes hundreds of injuries every year, both in the workplace and to people trying to do their own small-scale build at home.
Those who wish to continue using a nail gun but want to reduce the likelihood of causing themselves or others an injury, may wish to purchase a sequential nail gun and avoid contact guns.
The sequential nail gun is generally considered to be the safer of the two since it requires the user to perform two actions before a nail is released, whereas the contact gun will release a nail upon contact with a surface.
Working with a sequential tool should provide a person with greater control and therefore reduce the potential for accident and injury.
To further reduce the likelihood of an accident occurring, users should treat the nail gun as they would a fire-arm. Avoiding pointing the nail gun at anyone and never assuming that the tool is empty are both important safety precautions.
Moreover, wearing safety goggles during use, and making sure to unplug the machine before reloading or undertaking general maintenance, will reduce the risks involved when using the power tool.
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If an individual is neglectful of the health and safety precautions, regulations, or of a nail gun's operating manual, then they could put others around them in danger as well as potentially seriously injuring themselves.
If you have been injured by a nail gun in a non-fault work-related accident, then we could help you claim the compensation that you deserve for your pain, suffering and loss of earnings.
Contact us on 0800 10 757 95, or request a call back to talk to one of our helpful advisers about personal injury solicitors who could help you with your case.
