GDT Framing, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Mar 3, 2009: Employee is injured in fall from roof opening

At approximately 12:41 p.m. on March 3, 2009, Employee #1, a carpenter, was movi ng a roof truss on a two story commercial building. The roof truss was placed th e day before in the wrong position. The employee fell approximately 25 ft, throu gh a 40 in. wide by 40 ft long hole. The hole had been cut in the North side of the second floor below his working area where the truss was located. Scaffolding had been removed from this area one and half hours prior to the accident. Emplo yee #1 sustained serious injuries including a fractured pelvis and was hospitali zed. It was determined that the incident was caused by the employer's failure to provide covers over open holes in the worksite. As a result, a serious citation Title 8 CCR 1632 was issued to the employer.

Incident on Apr 2, 2002: Employee injured in fall from roof

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on April 2, 2002, Employee #1 was directed to finish various tasks, such as removing braces or fastening metal hardware, according t o the markings on the exterior walls of the houses to prepare for stucco applica tion. At the time of accident, Employee #1 was standing on a rooftop to nail a p iece of metal hardware on the chimney and exterior wall joint. The roof was slop ed 4-to-12 pitch and was 9 ft above the ground. There were no guardrails around the roof edge. After the metal piece was nailed, Employee #1 started to talk to an Assistant Foreman who was working near him, but lost footing and fell off the roof. The Assistant Foreman said he did not see Employee #1 on the roof because he did not turn to converse with Employee #1. An employee of another subcontrac tor was working inside the house and saw Employee #1 falling through the window opening. Employee #1 suffered a ruptured spleen and a fractured left wrist. Empl oyee #1 was hospitalized.