Flatiron West Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jan 22, 2015: Three workers sustain multiple fractures in bridge collapse.

At 2:18 p.m. on January 22, 2015, Employees #1, #2, and #3, plus additional coworkers, employed by a construction company, were engaged in the construction of an elevated bridge bypassing a highway. Three employees were pouring concrete soffits, stems, and box girders. Less than 50 percent of the concrete had been loaded when supports failed, causing a failure and collapse of the section between two columns designated Bents 3 and 4. This falsework failure caused approximately 190 feet of highway to collapse a height of approximately 25 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was rescued from under the falsework, and Employees #2 and #3 from on top of it. These workers were transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for multiple fractures. Other project workers also were injured, but less seriously and not requiring hospitalization.

Incident on Sep 16, 2013: Carpenter is injured in fall from wall

On September 16, 2013, Employee #1, a journeyman carpenter, and Coworker #1, bot h employed by Flatiron West, Inc., were working on a below grade canal wall. The y were engaged in forming work, hanging pilaster panels. Employee #1 was standin g on an epoxy-coated dowel while anchored to a similar open-ended dowel above hi m. As Coworker #1 passed him a sledgehammer, Employee #1 lost his footing. Emplo yee #1's restraint slid off the anchor, and he fell to the concrete surface 5 to 6 feet below. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported t o the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for a fractured leg. The emplo yer reported this injury to Cal/OSHA on September 17, 2013. The subsequent inves tigation determined that the employer was a general engineering contractor invol ved in highway, street, and bridge construction. Employee #1 was directly employ ed by the employer. The causal factor in this event was that the anchor point us ed by Employee #1 was not secure. It had an open end from which a worker's fall restraint device could slide off.

Incident on Jul 23, 2013: Employee suffers burns to the body

On July 23, 2013, Employee #1, with Flatiron West, Inc., was filling a generator (Honda GX 390) with gasoline from a safety can with a coworker. The generator w as used to provide power for the manual rolling screen to smooth out the poured concrete. Employee #1 and the coworker were pouring gasoline from a 5 gallon saf ety can (Justrite; Type 1, UL listed; Model Number: MH207, Issue Number: A-1) wi th a funnel into the generator. The generator was still hot from previous use, a nd the gasoline vapors ignited. The coworker was holding the funnel for Employee #1 and stated that the gasoline leaked out onto the generator, and a fire start ed. Employee #1 was hospitalized with first degree burns on his face and third d egree burns on the top of his calf and foot.

Incident on Mar 29, 2013: Employee suffers burns when sprayed with hot water

On March 29, 2013, Employee #1 was assisting a coworker with repairing bursting pipes at the Batch Plant. The pipe joint where was made with a polyvinyl chlorid e (PVC) male adapter and an aluminum based cam locking female coupler. PVC had c haracteristics of being susceptible to heat distortion and has a melting tempera ture of 176 degrees F. The employee was sprayed by hot water from a burst pipe c onnection. Employee #1 was transported to an area hospital, where he was treated for third degree burns to his body. The employee remained hospitalized.

Incident on Oct 21, 2010: Worker looses four toes when slab falls from forklift

On October 21, 2010, Employee #1, a 30 year-old male and two coworkers working f or flatiron West Inc., were demolishing a bridge. Employee #1 was in the middle when the employee's lifted a section 3.5 foot by 4.5 foot by .4 foot slab. The e mployees lifted the slab vertical. The forklift operator scoped out and hit the slab, causing it to fall onto the employee in the middle. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital and underwent surgery with four toes being amputated and a parti al left foot amputation.