Infinity Structures Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Sep 21, 2009: Employee is injured in fall from roof joists

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on September 21, 2009, Employee #1, with Infinity St ructures, Inc., was standing on roof joists removing roof sheathing with a claw hammer. He lost his grip and fell backward through the joists approximately 12 f t to the floor. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Kaiser Permanente for a right wr ist fracture. Employee #1's prior carpentry work experience was limited exclusiv ely to concrete forms.

Incident on Feb 5, 2008: Employee fractures foot in leap from collapsing joists

At approximately 11:40 a.m. on February 5, 2008, Employee #1, of Infinity Struct ures Inc., a special trades carpentry subcontractor, was atop a load of joists t hat a coworker had positioned using a Pettibone 3903 lift truck, model #8044. Th e coworker was backing up the lift truck while keeping the "horse head" clear fr om the high wall when the joists came apart from the hangers. Employee #1 jumped off and fell 14 ft 11 in., landing on the concrete floor. He sustained a fractu red right foot. A coworker called 911 and the Fire Department responded to the s cene. Employee #1 was transported to Victor Valley Hospital in Victorville, CA, where he underwent surgery and was treated for ten days.