Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126760065 - Westland Const Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 126760065

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 05/31/1996

Site Address:
Westland Const Inc
590 South 100 West
Provo, UT 84601

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/31/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/05/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361534977

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,800
Current Penalty	$1,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,800
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	Serious	19260021 B02	07/02/1996	07/19/1996	$1,800	$1,800	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171054224

Event: 05/30/1996

Employee injured when nail gun discharges

On May 30, 1996, Employee #1, a carpenter, was using a pneumatic nail gun to nail cross- braces between floor joists at a construction project. He was standing on a ladder on the first floor of the building, and leaning into the floor joist to the second level. Employee #1 was holding the nail gun over the joist and pointing it back toward himself, with the joist between the nailer and himself. When he fired the gun a nail it passed through the joist but missed a second board that would have stopped it. The nail entered Employee #1's chest and punctured his heart. He was transported to the hospital for treatment.

Keywords: CHEST, HEART, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, NAIL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, INATTENTION, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126760065			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters

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