Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1357742.015 - Timber Works Construction Inc

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 1357742.015

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 11/01/2018

Site Address:
Timber Works Construction Inc
Lot 28, 4565 Stellata Lane
Fairfield, CA 94534

Mailing Address:
7031 Roseville Rd, Ste A, Sacramento, CA 95842

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 236116/New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders)

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/12/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/12/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1396344

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 115070.015

Event: 10/29/2018

Employee is struck by ricochet nail from nail gun and receiv

At 9:40 a.m. on October 29, 2018, an employee worked as a carpenter to install two-inch by four-inch by nine-foot long boards to a wood frame with a pneumatic nail gun (model: Hitachi NR 83A3). The nail gun was set to single sequential actuation when the employee attempted to place a single nail into the board; a second nail exited the nail gun, ricocheted and struck the employee in the stomach. The employee was taken to the hospital where the employee was hospitalized for three weeks to treat a stomach puncture.

Keywords: Board, Carpenter, Frame, Installing, Nail, Nail gun, Puncture, Stomach

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1357742.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters

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