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December 8, 2006

Man treated at hospital after nailing himself in the chest

CRANSTON -- A construction worker is being treated this morning at Rhode Island Hospital after slipping on a job site and nailing himself in the chest with a nail gun.

The accident occurred near the fire department’s headquarters, and co-workers drove the man to the fire station, at 301 Pontiac Ave., according to the department’s deputy chief of emergency medical services, Leo F. Kennedy. The man arrived at the station at 9:52 a.m. and was taken to the hospital shortly after 10, he said.

The gun shot an approximately three-inch nail into the man’s chest, but not in his heart, Kennedy said. The man was conscious and talking to emergency crews as they worked on him.

The police are investigating the accident, Maj. Ronald T. Blackmar said. They do not yet know details about the man, the company he worked for or exactly where the accident occurred.

-- projo.com staff writer Kate Bramson

Driving someone to the fire station seeking help isn’t the best thing for someone to do in an emergency, Kennedy said. There’s no guarantee that emergency responders are in the station, as they could be out responding to other calls, he said.

Luckily, a rescue crew was at the station and able to help the man when he arrived. The engine crew, however, was out on another call, and the department needed to bring a different engine over to the station to provide additional assistance, Kennedy said.

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December 8, 2006

Man treated at hospital after nailing himself in the chest

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