McGuire Builders Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Dec 18, 2008: Roofer falls 15 feet

At approximately 11 a.m. on December 18, 2008, Employee #1 was injured when she stepped on a rotten wood on the roof and fell through 15-feet to the concrete fl oor. At time of the accident the roof was stripped of the asphalt roofing materi al and was showing bare plywood. Employee #1 employee was removing blue plastic cover from the roof when she stepped on a wet spot and fell through. The wet spo t Employee #1 fell through was about 18-inches by 18-inches and was located betw een joists that had a span of 24-inches apart. According to Employee #1 the day before accident, she was directed to move blue plastic cover from the front to t he center so that the front of the roof could be worked on. The next day, she st arted work at 7:00 a.m. and around 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. Employee #1 moved the blue plastic cover to the center of the roof. Shortly after moving plastic cover Empl oyee #1 stepped on area on plywood soaked with water. The plywood gave way and E mployee #1 fell to the concrete floor below. Paramedics responded and transporte d Employee #1 to Cedar Sinai Hospital, she sustained injuries on right leg, had three broken bones and dislocated ankle. The injuries required hospitalization u ntil December 24, 2008, metal plates and a cast for her right leg.