JBD Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Mar 14, 2007: Employee trips and discharges nail gun into knee

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on March 14, 2007, Employee #1, a framer engaged in c onstruction activities in a new condo apartment complex, was on the third floor inside one of the condo units framing a window or door inside the unit. Employee #1 tripped over a metal object, possibly a metal framing brace, while he had hi s finger on the trigger of a pneumatic nail gun (Hitachi Koki, Model Number 83A2 ), causing the nail gun to discharge inadvertently. The nail gun shot a nail int o Employee #1's left knee. Employee #1 sustained a puncture wound and was hospit alized for three days.

Incident on Jul 28, 2006: Employee punctures foot with nail gun

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on July 28, 2006, Employee #1, a carpenter, was worki ng on a construction site, located in Chula Vista in California. He finished the interior sheet walls using his nail gun for four hours in the morning. Employee #1 lubricated and replaced a broken piston, when he lost the spring. Employee # 1 placed the air hose up on the scaffolding without the air compressor hose atta ched. He moved outside the house and climbed up the stairs. Employee #1 stepped out on to the scaffolding and then hooked up the nail gun and air hose together, keeping them between his feet, and while bending over. When Employee #1 picked up the nail gun that was attached to the air hose, he noticed a nail sticking ou t of the right side of his shoe. The nail gun firing head was approximately 2 in . from his right foot when it went off, causing the nail to penetrate the upper part of his inside right tennis shoe. Employee #1 sustained a nail puncture inju ry to the medial part and metatarsal of his right foot. He was hospitalized in t he Scripps Mercy hospital in Chula Vista in California.