title: Industrial nail gun injuries.
abstract: Five cases of industrial nail gun injury are described. These cases demonstrate the variety of injuries inflicted by such tools, and stress the potential for lethal accidents if strict safety standards are not observed. The wide range of these injuries is discussed in a review of other reports of such injuries; the causes of these industrial accidents and current safety requirements are described.
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000209:etiology; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013848:Thigh / Q000293:injuries; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology*; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000209:etiology