Mamco Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Sep 3, 2020: Employee fractures wrist in fall from plank pouring concrete

At 3:30 p.m. on September 3, 2020, an employee working as a carpenter for a construction contractor was working on a road bridge construction project. The employee was a regular employee of the contractor. The employer was the general contractor on the project. The coworker supervising the work was also the site superintendent. The employer was pouring the concrete for the invert and the walls of the bridge. The employee was consolidating the concrete using a vibrator to remove air pockets. The employee was walking on a 2-inch by 12-inch plank spanning the concrete forms. While walking backwards on the plank, the employee stepped back and the plank was not in the expected location. The employee lost his balance and fell onto the horizontal rebar supports approximately 3.5 feet below. The employee was hospitalized to treat a left intraarticular distal radius fracture.

Incident on Jun 20, 2019: Employee is buried and injured in trench collapse

At 11:35 a.m. on June 20, 2019, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a road construction company, were clearing debris from an 85 feet wide by 4 feet deep trench. They were 3 to 4 feet away from the bank of the trench when the bank collapsed, burying both employees almost totally under dirt. Three other employees saw Employee #1 and the coworker waving their arms after being covered in dirt. The three employees freed Employee #1 and the coworker from the dirt. Employee #1 required hospitalization for a leg and ankle fractures.