Merit Framing, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jul 2, 2024 (fatal): Employee is struck by falling plywood and killed

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on July 2, 2024, Employee #1 was using an extended-reach forklift to move 4 ft. x 8 ft. plywood at a worksite. The load was elevated when Employee #1 and a laborer began moving 2x4s to clear the forklift's path for parking. Before Employee #1 could re-enter the cab of the forklift, the plywood fell off the forks and struck him. Employee #1 suffered fatal injuries. The incident was reported to the division by the coroner's office at 10:22 a.m. and by the employer at 10:45 a.m. The employer met the reporting requirements.

Incident on Jan 24, 2020: Employee receives spine fractures when struck by falling wal

At 8:30 a.m. on January 24, 2020, an employee worked to install hold downs to brace the walls of new construction homes. At some point, a coworker yelled to the employee to "watch out" and the employee looked up to see walls collapsing. The employee took a position in an opening in the wall as the wall fell. The wall struck the employee's head hard enough to knock off the employee's hard hat. The employee took a few steps and went to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to four vertebrae.

Incident on Nov 12, 2018: Employee using nail gun shoots nail into ankle

At 1:30 p.m. on November 12, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a framing construction company, was engaged in framing activity on the second level of a new multifamily residential structure. The employee was operating a hand-held Hitachi pneumatic nail gun to nail a block of wood that measured approximately 2 inches by 4 inches. A nail shot into the employee's right foot/ankle, passing through the tibia bone. The employee was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for the puncture injury.