Timberworks Construction, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Oct 16, 2020: Employee falls from building while removing scaffold, suffer

At 12:00 p.m. on October 16, 2020, Employee #1 was attempting to remove bracket scaffolding from the side of a building. He fell approximately 20 feet to the ground. The Division was notified on October 16, 2020, and arrived on the scene on October 22, 2020. The Division spoke with the onsite foreman, who reported that there were no witnesses to the fall. It was unclear whether the employee fell from the bracket scaffold or the roof. The foreman stated that a bracket and two scaffold planks were found on the ground near the injured employee. The employee was wearing a harness at the time of the accident, but it was not connected to a lanyard. The employee sustained a broken vertebra, broken shoulder, broken ribs, a punctured lung, hip damage, concussion, and memory loss. He was transported to St. Louise Hospital and later transferred to Valley Medical Center in San Jose, CA for admission and treatment.

Incident on Dec 24, 2019: Employee bruises ribs in fall from ladder

At 9:45 a.m. on December 24, 2019, an employee was working on a 16-foot extension ladder repairing the area around the eave of a single-story home. The employee was approximately six feet from the ground and was attempting to pull felt over the area of the roof near the eave where he had been working. The ladder shifted causing him to fall on some material on the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat rib contusions.

Incident on Jul 24, 2019: Employee falls from scaffold, receives fractures to back and

At 10:00 a.m. on July 24, 2019, an employee worked to install safety rail brackets on a scaffold. While working, the employee fell approximately twenty feet and received fractures to the back and arm. The employee was hospitalized to treat the injuries.

Incident on May 7, 2019: Employee falls and receives fractures to leg and wrist

At 9:57 a.m. on May 7, 2019, an employee used a hammer to drag a section of wall panel approximately forty-two inches wide by one hundred and nine inches long on the second level of a new construction building. At some point, the employee lost their grip on the hammer and fell approximately ten feet from the second level. The employee was taken to the hospital to treat fractures to the right lower leg and right wrist.

Incident on Apr 24, 2019: Employee amputates thumb when saw kicks back

At 10:23 a.m. on April 24, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a framing construction contractor, was working at a construction site for a multifamily residential structure. He was operating a portable SkilSaw circular saw to cut a wedge from a 2 by 4 piece of lumber. He was holding the wood piece with his left hand and holding the saw with his right hand, with the bottom of the wood piece resting on the ground. The saw hit a knot and kicked back, cutting his fingers that held the wood. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of an amputated left thumb and other laceration injuries.

Incident on Apr 22, 2019: Employee fractures foot when struck by falling wall

At 10:53 a.m. on April 22, 2019, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a framing construction company, were erecting a 4-foot by 19-foot exterior wall for a multifamily residential structure. As they attempted to lift the wall into place, the wall slipped off the 4-inch concrete slab and fell onto Employee #1. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of a fractured right foot.

Incident on Dec 20, 2018: Employee is struck by falling wall, no injuries specified

At 12:12 p.m. on December 20, 2018, an employee and coworker attempted to raise a frame wall. While lifting the wall, it struck an adjoining wall's braces and then fell over onto the employee. The employee was taken to a local hospital, but was not treat or admitted, no injuries specified.

Incident on Feb 22, 2018: Employee falls from roof and incurs multiple injuries

At 2:05 p.m. on February 22, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in carpentry work on the roof of a two-story residential structure, a multiemployer construction project. A piece of oriented strand board, blown by high winds, struck Employee #1's head and knocked him unconscious. Employee #1 fell from the roof, a fall height of 18 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple injuries, including a fractured orbital, fractured ribs, and a major laceration to the liver. .

Incident on Aug 6, 2012: Employee suffers a knee laceration while using a skill saw

At approximately 3:50 p.m. on August 6, 2012, Employee #1, a framer of Timberwor ks Construction, Inc., had a deep laceration injury to his knee while using a sk ill saw. Employee #1 was cutting a piece of plywood approximately 24" by 36". As he angled the sheet of plywood towards the floor and began cutting, the sheet o f plywood slipped and the skill saw came across his knee, cutting his knee cap. Employee #1 was transported to San Luis Hospital.

Incident on Oct 3, 2008: Employee is injured in fall from beam

On October 3, 2008, an employee had to complete framing work from a beam, which was properly connected at both ends. But due to its length, the employee also br aced it with a two by four, placed from the beam to an exterior wall to make sur e it would not move. While the employee was standing on the beam, a coworker was cleaning debris from the area and inadvertently dislodged the two by four suppo rt, which caused the beam to move enough for the employee to loose his balance a nd fall approximately 11 feet, 6 inches to the floor. The employee was hospitali zed and treated for multiple fractures.