Force Framing, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Oct 26, 2017: Employee falls from top plate and injures back

At 8:30 a.m. on October 26, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction framing company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a five-story multifamily building. He was on the fifth floor and rolling trusses along a top plate in preparation for their installation. One truss became caught by a pipe, and Employee #1 was pulled back. He fell to the next lower level, a fall height of 9 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a back injury. a back injury.

Incident on Jul 10, 2013: Employee shoots and injures leg with nail gun

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on July 10, 2013, Employee #1 was in building number two on the third floor and performing general carpentry work in an unfinished bu ilding. He was working alone. During the work, Employee #1 picked up his persona l pneumatic nail gun and it inadvertently fired, lodging an 8 in. penny nail int o his left leg. A coworker was in another building when Employee #1 called him o n his cell phone and reported the injury. Employee #1 was in pain, with a nail l odged in his left leg. Employee #1 was able to walk and a coworker transported h im to a local hospital. Employee #1 was then transferred and admitted to another hospital, where he remained for over a day. Employee #1 had surgery to remove t he nail in his left leg.

Incident on Dec 9, 2011: Employee fractures arm in fall from second floor surface

On December 9, 2011, Employee # 1 was working as a carpenter installing caulk pr ior to raising an exterior framed wall on the second story of the structure. Emp loyee # 1 slipped and fell 11 feet to the ground. Employee # 1 was transported t o a hospital, where he was hospitalized and treated for a fractured left arm. Th e accident was reported by the local fire department on December 9, 2011.

Incident on Feb 25, 2008: Employee's fingers are amputated in radial arm saw

On February 25, 2008, Employee #1, with a construction framing company, was cros s-cutting 2 in. by 6 in. boards with a Comet II Radial Arm Saw. After completing several cuts, a coworker directed him to recut the boards. While pushing a boar d against the stop with his left hand, Employee #1's right hand contacted the bl ade. The tips of his right index and middle fingers were amputated. The saw empl oyed all the required protective devices. Employee #1 stated that he felt pressu red and rushed to recut the planks correctly and was therefore not paying full a ttention to the task.