Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316672377 - Kk Mechanical, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Van Nuys District Office

Inspection Nr: 316672377

Report ID: 0950643

Date Opened: 01/07/2014

Site Address:
Kk Mechanical, Inc.
147 N. Brent St.
Ventura, CA 93003

Mailing Address:
1858 West 5150 South, Roy, UT 84067

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1711

NAICS: 238220/ Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/10/2014

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/04/2014

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102788734

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$840	$0	$840
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$840	$0	$840
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	1509 A	04/11/2014	04/30/2014	$420	$420	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	3395 F03	04/11/2014	04/30/2014	$420	$420	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202658670

Event: 11/04/2013

Employee Possibly Ingests Bleach Solution and Is Poisoned

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on November 4, 2013, Employee #1, with Kk Mechanical, Inc., was installing new plumbing in a new six story hospital building. Employee #1 suffered from gastrointestinal bleeding due to an acute alcoholic gastritis. Employee #1 and his coworker were working in the basement, back filling trenches. Employee # 1 and the coworker started working at approximately 6:30 a.m. The coworker observed that Employee #1 drank six or seven cups of water and stated that Employee #1 complained that he smelled bleach in his water cup. Employee #1 was hospitalized, possibly for stomach pains and/or internal bleeding. The investigation concluded that Employee #1 suffered from gastrointestinal bleeding due to an acute alcoholic gastritis.

Keywords: INSTALLING, LOSS OF BLOOD, BLEACH, TRENCH, PLUMBING, POISONING, STOMACH

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316672377			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices

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