Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125587196 - Western Construction

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125587196

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 08/13/1998

Site Address:
Western Construction
85 Walnut
Mill Valley, CA 94941

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3168, San Rafael, CA 94912

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1521

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/13/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/23/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361321490

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$300
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	1640 A	08/13/1998	08/14/1998	$150	$150	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	1516 A	08/13/1998	08/13/1998	$150	$150	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170764302

Event: 08/11/1998

Employee's eye injured by flying piece of saw blade

Employee #1, who worked for a building contractor, was using a reciprocating Porter Cable portable tiger saw (sawzall type) to trim an overhanging plywood shear wall from a window at a home remodeling site. He was inside a bedroom on the second floor when the saw blade broke off at the chucking point and rebounded into his left eye, puncturing it. Employee #1 was not wearing any form of eye protection at the time of the accident.

Keywords: EYE, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, SAW, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125587196					Occupation Not Listed

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