Tuff Shed: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on May 24, 2007: Two employees injured when one falls with skilsaw

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on May 24, 2007, Employees #1 and #2 were delivering a storage shed to be assembled at an elementary school. When they tried to place the storage shed in the designated location, they encountered an obstruction of tree branches that did not allow them to unload the storage shed from the truck trailer bed. Employee #1 then climbed up to the roof of the storage shed to cut the branches with a skilsaw and remove the obstruction. Employee #1, while cutt ing the tree branches from the roof of the shed with a skilsaw fell approximatel y 8 feet to the base of the truck trailer bed. During the fall he cut Employee # 2 in his left leg during the fall who had been clearing the branches from the tr uck trailer bed below. Employees #1and #2 were taken to Henry Mayo Hospital, whe re Employee #1 was diagnosed with a fractured vertebrae and left hand. Employee #2 was diagnosed with a deep laceration to his left leg. Both Employees #1 and # 2 were admitted to the hospital for one week.

Incident on Jul 21, 2006: Employee fires nail into wrist with pneumatic nail gun

At approximately 2:20 p.m. on Friday, July 21, 2006, Employee #1 was working as a builder for Tuff Shed, Inc., a manufacturer and installer of prefabricated met al sheds. Tuff Shed, Inc., builds a variety of prefabricated outdoor sheds for c ustomers in the San Diego area. Employee #1 and a coworker, Tuff Shed's general manager, were installing a shed at a residential home in Santee, CA. Employee #1 was positioned on the roof of a "Tall Ranch" model shed next to the edge of the shed. He was using a Model Number 65Y Senco or Duo-Fast pneumatic nail gun, wit h Tag Number 250064, to put the trim on the top on the front side of the buildin g. The compressed air hose to the pneumatic nail gun got stuck, and Employee #1 tried to pull the hose over his shoulder to get the slack out. He pulled the hos e and nail gun with his right hand, while using his left hand for support. Then, he turned the nail gun so he could bend over and install the trim. Accidentally touching his left arm when the gun crossed past it, he fired a nail into his le ft wrist. The nail lodged in the bone. Employee #1 was transported via an ambula nce to Sharp Memorial Hospital, where he was admitted to the hospital at 3:00 p. m. He had surgery that night, and he stayed in the hospital for three days.