Allen Construction, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jan 18, 2021: Employee sustains crushing injuries when struck by falling w

At 2:30 p.m. on January 18, 2021, Employee #1, a forklift operator employed by a construction company, was working at the site of a new two-story residence. He had brought the trash box over to the back of the house and was standing on the ground picking up trash. A gust of wind snapped the cross braces holding up a 21-foot wide by 22-foot high top heavy back framed wall, causing the wall to collapse. The falling wall crushed Employee #1 between one of the wall's cross braces and the trash box. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of extensive injuries. These included fractures to both shoulders, both collarbones, and all ribs, and punctures to both lungs.

Incident on Aug 2, 2019: Employee falls through roof opening, receives multiple injur

At 12:45 p.m. on August 2, 2019, an employee cleaned up on a roof pickup and throwing away plywood scraps. The employee lifted a piece of plywood that covered a HVAC opening on the roof and fell approximately forty feet into the opening. The employee was hospitalized to treat various, unspecified injuries to the back, head, right ankle, right shin, and lacerations and contusions to the upper body.

Incident on Sep 21, 2018: Employee falls through roof, fractures clavicle and incurs h

At 2:00 p.m. on September 21, 2018, an employee was working to sheet a roof. As the employee walked across some plywood resting on a beam, the employee fell ten feet to the next level. The employee received a stress fracture to his clavicle and head contusions.

Incident on Sep 14, 2010: Employee suffers fractures in fall from roof

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on September 14, 2010, Employee #1, a carpenter with Allen Construction, Incorporated, was working from the floor of a second story s ingle family residence being constructed on site. Another coworker was installin g the roof sheathing of the second story and Employee #1 was handed a starter bo ard to install. Employee #1 stepped out of a window opening onto the first story roof in order to inspect the roof joists and corbels for proper alignment. The roof sheathing on which Employee #1 stood was installed at a slope of 20 degrees (approximately 5:12). Employee #1 stated that he lost his footing, due to slipp ing on wood dust or shavings, which caused him to slide off the roof. He fell 9 1/2 ft to the soil grade. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital and treate d for multiple unspecified fractures. The project foreman was Employee #1's Dire ct Supervisor and was on site, but not in the vicinity of the incident. Cal/OSHA determined that the incident was caused when Employee #1 lost his footing, due to the presence of wood dust or chips on the roof sheathing. No violations of Ti tle 8 regulations were identified regarding the incident and no accident-related citations will be issued to the employer.