Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305506255 - Cove Builders Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Long Beach District Office

Inspection Nr: 305506255

Report ID: 0950635

Date Opened: 07/05/2006

Site Address:
Cove Builders Inc
285 W 6th St
San Pedro, CA 90731

Mailing Address:
3329 W Castor St, Santa Ana, CA 92704

Union Status: Union

SIC:1751

NAICS: 238130/Framing Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/01/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/13/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101030450

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$225	$0	$18,225
Current Penalty	$2,475	$0	$0	$225	$0	$2,700
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	25000010 A	09/05/2006	09/08/2006	$225	$225	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	1510 B	09/05/2006	09/15/2006	$2,475	$18,000	$0	09/25/2006	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201038189

Event: 06/20/2006

Employee Is Injured When Nail Is Fired Into Head

At 2:30 p.m. on June 20, 2006, Employee #1, with Cove Builders, Inc. (a framing contractor), was working on the construction of a five-story condominium complex. While using a pneumatic framing nail gun, he felt a sharp pain in his mouth and noticed that he was bleeding. Employee #1 was transported to Little Company of Mary San Pedro Hospital, where it was found that a nail had lodged in his head, penetrating through the hard pallet, and extending up through his sinus cavity and into his brain. The nail was surgically removed with little apparent brain damage.

Keywords: PORTABLE POWER TOOL, HEAD, NAIL, CARPENTER, MOUTH, CONSTRUCTION, BRAIN, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305506255			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Construction laborers

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