Inspection Detail

Inspection: 315529685 - Twr Enterprises Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Santa Ana District Office

Investigation Summary

At 12:00 p.m. on June 19, 2012, an employee, of TWR Enterprises, Inc., a licensed contractor engaged in the framing business, was working at a multi-family building site. The employee was using a pneumatic nail gun. Subsequent investigation determined that a fired nail hit another nail and ricocheted, puncturing the employee's mouth. The nail continued through his nose and came to a stop protruding out between his eyebrows. The employee required hospitalization. Cal/OSHA was notified of the accident and initiated its investigation at 10:30 a.m. on June 26, 2012.

Keywords: NAIL, CARPENTER, MOUTH, CONSTRUCTION, NOSE, FACE, PUNCTURE