Socal Framing Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jan 7, 2019: Employee using nail gun loses vision

At 9:45 p.m. on January 7, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a framing contractor, was working at the construction site of a new single family residence. He was operating a nail gun and nailing a door frame when he was hit on the right side of his face when the nail machine recoiled. A nail struck through his mouth and became lodged at his forehead. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment. He sustained loss of vision in his right eye.

Incident on Oct 23, 2017: Employee feels faint and falls from truck cab

At 2:30 p.m. on October 23, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a residential construction project. He was operating a Gradall industrial truck, Pettibone Number 524D9-45, to move wood stock. He then parked the truck in an open lot being used to store equipment. After exiting the truck, he climbed back up to the cab to retrieve some personal items. As he stood at cab level and scanned the cab area, he felt a tightness in his neck. He responded by tilting his head back and forth rapidly to "crack" his neck bones. This action caused immediate neck pain and faintness. Employee #1 fell from the cab. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for a near syncopal episode, likely a vasovagal response to neck pain.

Incident on Nov 1, 2013: Carpenter falls 10 ft to ground and is injured

On November 1, 2013, Employee #1, a 49-year-old male carpenter with Socal Framin g Inc., was engaged in the framing operations on a multi-story apartment buildin g. At the beginning of the shift workers had used a ladder to get to the second level from the ground level. During the lunch break, Employee #1 was walking on the fully installed second floor to go down to the ground level. The walls on th e second floor were completely framed in however; no drywall boards were attache d at the time. The ladder, that the workers used earlier to get on the second fl oor had been moved, so Employee #1 attempted to use the framed wall to climb dow n to the ground level. While Employee #1 was climbing down, a horizontal piece o f lumber, on the framed wall, gave way and he fell about 10 ft onto the concrete floor at the ground level below. Employee #1 suffered multiple fractures in the fall and was hospitalized for about a week. This employer was engaged in the fr aming operations for residential and commercial building construction and Employ ee #1 was not a contract worker.