Crime & Safety

Construction Worker Suffers Nail Gun Shot to Chest, Hand

The man suffered serious and life-threatening injuries from the incident, according to a fire department spokesman.

 

A construction worker in Mayo suffered life-threatening injuries Monday when a nail gun fired through his chest and hand, an Anne Arundel County Fire Department spokesman said.

Lt. Cliff Kooser said firefighters and paramedics responded to a call at about 11:30 a.m. at a construction site at the 4200 block of Sweet Leaf Lane.

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Upon arrival, they found a 34-year-old man who was injured after a nail gun discharged.

The man was transported to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore by Maryland State Police helicopter.

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