MDB Management, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Feb 12, 2016 (fatal): Employee dies from heart disease

At 8:00 a.m. on February 12, 2016, Employee #1, a carpenter, was performing "pick-up" work on the 3rd floor of a multi-story construction project. While Employee #1 was working, he collapsed on the same level/elevation. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The coroner attributes the manner of death as "natural" with the cause of death "atherosclerotic heart disease"

Incident on Apr 11, 2013: Employee falls through floor hole, sustains fractures

On April 11, 2013, Employee #1, with Mdb Management Inc., was performing carpent ry and layout work to install a new wall on the second floor. There was conflict ing testimony about the nature of the accident. According to Employee #1, while he was working on the second floor, his foot bumped a loose piece of plywood tha t was covering a floor opening. When he hit the piece of plywood, it moved expos ing a 2 ft by 7 ft opening. Employee #1 fell through the opening that was create d. The fall was approximately 10 feet to the first floor below onto concrete. Em ployee #1 sustained fractures of his left elbow, left shoulder and pelvis. Emplo yee #1 was hospitalized for 11 days. According to other written statements and t he employer's accident report, Employee #1 intentionally removed the piece of pl ywood that was covering the opening and fell into the opening. According to the employer's records, after the accident, the crew chief had discussions with Empl oyee #1, at which Employee #1 admitted removing the plywood covering and falling into the hole he created. The employer's records indicate that Employee #1 woul d be disciplined for violating company safety rules by creating the hazard. The cause of the accident was the exposed floor opening. The following citations wil l be issued to the employer: General: 1632(b)(1): Floor opening without guardrai l or secured cover