Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300863198 - Rancho Framing

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 300863198

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 08/21/2003

Site Address:
Rancho Framing
Lot 67, Sage Crest
Winchester, CA 92503

Mailing Address:
6890 Doolittle Ave, Riverside, CA 92503

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1751

NAICS: 238130/Framing Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/28/2004

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 02/06/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362039836

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201157237

Event: 07/30/2003

Employee shoots his chest with nail gun

At approximately 12:10 p.m. on July 30, 2003, Employee #1, a 33-year-old journeyman carpenter of Rancho Framing, Incorporated in Riverside, California was working on a new housing tract in Winchester, California. He was using a Hitachi pneumatic nailer, Model NR83A to nail studs to the top plate of an interior wall. He lost his balance and inadvertently shot himself in his right side of the chest with a 3.25-in.-long 16-penny nail. A coworker came to his aid and the jobsite foreman called the emergency medical services. Paramedics took Employee #1 to the Inland Valley Hospital in Wildomar, California for emergency medical care. An X-ray showed that Employee #1 punctured his liver. Employee #1 remained in the hospital over night.

Keywords: CHEST, NAIL, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, LIVER, STRUCK BY, HAND TOOL, LOST BALANCE, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300863198			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters

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