Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311154488 - Claddagh Construction, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office

Inspection Nr: 311154488

Report ID: 0950612

Date Opened: 08/16/2007

Site Address:
Claddagh Construction, Inc.
1015 W. El Camino
Mountain View, CA 94040

Mailing Address:
1438 Lupton Ave., San Jose, CA 95125

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 236220/Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/05/2007

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/23/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102556610

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			3		4
Current Violations				4		4
Initial Penalty	$1,575	$0	$0	$525	$0	$2,100
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$200	$0	$200
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Other	1509 C	10/19/2007	12/07/2007	$0	$175	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Other	1509 E	10/19/2007	12/07/2007	$0	$175	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Other	1527 A01	10/19/2007	12/07/2007	$100	$175	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	02001	Other	1511 B	10/19/2007	12/07/2007	$100	$1,575	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202526596

Event: 08/03/2007

Employee's arm lacerated when struck by falling glass

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on August 3, 2007, Employee #1 and three coworkers were removing the last of six 5 ft by 7 ft glass windows from the front of an office building in Mountain View, CA. They were wearing gloves but were not using any other tools. Employee #1 was standing behind one of his coworkers as the coworker bent over and removed his hands from the bottom of one of the windows. Employee #1 heard the glass crack and saw it split down the middle when he realized it was falling toward the coworker's neck. Employee #1 thrust his right arm out to protect his coworker, and the glass lacerated his forearm, including some of his tendons. Another coworker, hearing the glass crack, turned to see what had happened and called 911. The Fire Department responded and Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to El Camino Hospital, where he underwent surgery. This report was written 13 days after the accident. At that time, Employee #1 had a little movement in his thumb and none in his little finger. His physician had taken him off work and scheduled physical therapy for his arm and hand.

Keywords: TENDON, BROKEN GLASS, DISMANTLING, PPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, ARM, FALLING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311154488			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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