Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125675603 - Equity Investments Assoc (Rosewood Apts)

Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office

Inspection Nr: 125675603

Report ID: 0950623

Date Opened: 03/28/2000

Site Address:
Equity Investments Assoc (Rosewood Apts)
206 Main St
Hamilton City, CA 95959

Mailing Address:
218 W 2nd St, Chico, CA 95928

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7349

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/28/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/17/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361679319

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170867337

Event: 01/11/2000

Employee injured when struck by fragments of cutoff wheel

On January 11, 2000, Employee #1, an apartment manager and handyman for Equity Investments Associates, was using a cutoff wheel to cut an aluminum door threshold when the wheel exploded. He was struck in the face by flying fragments and sustained lacerations, a hairline skull fracture, and the loss of sight in his right eye.

Keywords: EYE, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, FRACTURE, FOREHEAD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LACERATION, SKULL, METAL SAW, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125675603			Hospitalized injury	Foreign Body Ineye	Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers

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