Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310193461 - Avery Enterprise Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 310193461

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 08/04/2006

Site Address:
Avery Enterprise Inc.
1220 4th Street
Simi Valley, CA 93065

Mailing Address:
22097 Hoofbeat Way, Canyon Lake, CA 92587

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8211

NAICS: 611110/Elementary and Secondary Schools

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/02/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/05/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101114973

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	1509 A	11/03/2006	12/06/2006	$150	$150	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202463683

Event: 07/25/2006

Employee Injures Knee with Nail Gun

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on July 25, 2006, Employee #1, a carpenter who had worked for the company for 7 months, was performing a regularly assigned task of nailing 2-inch. by 4-inch.boards together to construct a form for a foundation. He had been trained in general construction safety, and in the use of the pneumatic framing nail gun that he was using. As he walked from one location to another, carrying his nail gun, the hose became caught, causing the nail gun he was carrying to strike his knee and discharge. A 3.5-inch. framing nail lodged in his knee, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Keywords: KNEE, NAIL, CARPENTER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FLYING OBJECT, HAND TOOL, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310193461			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters

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