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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 125649368 - Etter & Sons Construction, Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Oakland District Office
Site Address:
Etter & Sons Construction, Inc
1001 Beethoven Common
Fremont, CA 94536
Mailing Address:
5980 Stoneridge Dr., Ste 110, Pleasanton, CA 94588
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1751
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/16/1998
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 01/26/2000
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362143265 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $750 | $0 | $5,750 |
| Current Penalty | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 342 A | 04/20/1998 | 05/17/1998 | $0 | $500 | $0 | 05/14/1998 | D - Govt Dismissed | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 1509 A | 04/20/1998 | 05/17/1998 | $0 | $250 | $0 | 05/14/1998 | D - Govt Dismissed | Citation has been deleted. |
| 3. | 02001 | Serious | 1514 A | 04/20/1998 | 04/24/1998 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | 05/14/1998 | W - Empr Withdrew |
Investigation Summary
At 1:30 p.m. on December 22, 1997, Employee #1 was nailing together a wall frame at an apartment complex construction site in Fremont. As he hit a nail with a hammer, the nail flew back and went into his eye. Employee #1 was hired by Etter and Son Construction on December 22, 1997, as a carpenter. On his first day of work, Employee #1 was assigned the job of nailing together the frames of walls by his supervisor. After lunch, at about 1:30 p. m., when Employee #1 hit the hammer on a nail with a glancing blow, the nail bounced back into his eye. Employee #1 was taken to the Kaiser Hospital in Hayward where he was diagnosed as having sustained a full cornea thickness laceration and a traumatic cataract, with a fluffed-up cortex.
Keywords: EYE, NAIL, CARPENTER, CONSTRUCTION, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, PUNCTURE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125649368 | Hospitalized injury | Puncture | Carpenters |