Superior Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Sep 7, 2005: Employee injured in fall

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on September 7, 2005, Employee #1 was using a power s aw to cut truss tails on the second floor of a residence under construction. He was standing on the top of the edge of the fireplace chute frame which was appro ximately 4-in. wide and 17 feet above the ground. While cutting the tails, the s aw jumped and struck Employee #1 in the chest and he lost his balance. Employee #1 fell 17 feet to a concrete floor. He was hospitalized for treatment of a frac tured skull.

Incident on Jan 21, 2005: Employee fractures ankle in fall from third story of buildin

At approximately 3:10 p.m. on January 21, 2005, Employee #1 was using a pneumati c nail gun to tack CS-16 metal straps along the exterior of the windows of a mul ti-family apartment complex under construction. Employee #1 was working on the t hird floor in Unit Number 2. Employee #1 tacked a metal strap on an outside end window and climbed up on top of the 3-in.-wide windowsill and began tacking the metal straps on the sides. Employee #1 ran out of nails and set the nail gun dow n. Employee #1 reached into his pocket for nails. Employee #1 stood up and lost his balance, falling approximately 20 ft to the ground. Employee #1 fractured hi s left ankle and was hospitalized.

Incident on Jun 23, 2003: Employee suffers fracture in fall from roof

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on June 23, 2003, Employee #1 was working at a multi- family, triplex-style, residential project. The employer had subcontracted the s etting of the 4-in. by 10-ft-long nominal beams. This work was done on a Saturda y. The rooms have 8-ft bearing walls. On the following Monday, Employee #1 took his tools and climbed to the top plate. Employee #1 accessed the top plate and t urned and stepped on one of the first floor nominal beams. The beam rolled and E mployee #1 jumped to the ground landing in the dirt. The beam setter did not ful ly connect the beam. The beam had been tacked in place, on one end only, with tw o nails. The falling beam struck Employee #1's right leg. Employee #1 suffered a fractured right leg and was hospitalized.

Incident on Aug 9, 2000: Employee injured in fall from ladder

Employee #1, a carpenter, and a coworker/foreman were working from ladders place d on the third floor of a building. Employee #1 had one foot on the ladder and t he other on a wall support when he slipped and fell 7 ft to the second floor. He then went through the single guardrail and fell another 18 ft to the ground. Em ployee #1 suffered back injuries, for which he was hospitalized.

Incident on Aug 22, 1998 (fatal): Employee killed in fall from construction wall

Employee #1, a carpenter, was standing on the top plate of a wood-framed wall us ing a portable saw to trim the ends of roof trusses. He moved his position and w as reaching for his saw when he lost his balance and fell 10 ft onto the concret e floor. Employee #1 died as a result of massive head trauma.

Incident on Apr 12, 1996: Employee injured in fall while sheeting a roof

On April 12, 1996, Employee #1, who worked for a framing contractor, was using 4 ft by 6 ft sheets of plywood to cover the rafters of a 17 ft 4 in. high roof. H e was carrying a plywood panel when it was caught by a gust of wind. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell 10 ft from the edge of the roof onto a second-story b alcony, fracturing his right tibia and fibula. The roof had no perimeter barrica des or guardrails, and Employee #1 was not using any form of fall protection.