Revisiting Pneumatic Nail Gun Trigger Recommendations

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• Alternative Title:
  Prof Saf
• Personal Author:
  Albers, James ; Lowe, Brian ; Lipscomb, Hester ; Hudock, Stephen ; Dement, John ; Evanoff, Bradley ; Fullen, Mark ; Gillen, Matt ; Kaskutas, Vicki ; Nolan, James ; Patterson, Dennis ; Platner, James ; Pompeii, Lisa ; Schoenfisch, Ashley
• Description:
  Use of a pneumatic nail gun with a sequential actuation trigger (SAT) significantly diminishes the risk for acute traumatic injury compared to use of a contact actuation trigger (CAT) nail gun. A theoretically-based increased risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders from use of a SAT nail gun, relative to CAT, appears unlikely and remains unproven. Based on current knowledge, the use of CAT nail guns cannot be justified as a safe alternative to SAT nail guns. This letter provides a perspective of ergonomists and occupational safety researchers recommending the use of the sequential actuation trigger for all nail gun tasks in the construction industry.
• Subjects:
  Article
• Source:
  Prof Saf. 60(4):30-33.
• Pubmed ID:
  26366020
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4562888
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:64dae0ac420174f81a2cf10e03f2c3f87182b9632928aa3ace4d1e219d6cbdc3
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/34268/cdc_34268_DS1.pdf
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