Torres General Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jun 5, 2017: Employee falls while setting trusses, incurs fractures

At 10:45 a.m. on June 5, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworkers #1 and #2, employed by a construction company, were performing exterior carpentry at a retail building, a multiemployer construction project. They were working from the top plate and installing flat roof trusses. The trusses were set on the top plate in secured bundles of about 15 trusses and spanned the width of the building from north to south, an approximate length of 50 feet. As the bundles were released, the trusses moved, causing the employees to move away from the trusses, lose their balance, and fall, a fall height of approximately 15 feet 7 inches. Emergency services were called. Coworkers #1 and #2 incurred bruises but did not require hospitalization. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for multiple rib fractures and a shoulder injury. and a shoulder injury.

Incident on Aug 12, 2015: Employee using nail gun punctures finger

At 3:30 p.m. on August 12, 2016, Employee #1, employed by a construction subcontractor, was working at a multifamily construction project. He was primarily responsible for framing doors and windows. Employee #1 was framing a door using 2 by 4 wood members and a nail gun. As he held a wood 2 by 4 with his right hand and the gun with his left hand, he prematurely and inadvertently released the gun's safety, firing a nail through his right index finger. Employee #1 reported the incident to his employer's safety inspector but did not seek medical care for the nail puncture. The next day, his hand was swollen, and Employee #1 was admitted to the hospital, where he was treated for a hand infection. Employee #1 remained hospitalized for one week. The subsequent investigation determined that Employee #1 had begun carpentry training in May 2016 when he was hired by this employer.

Incident on Sep 13, 2012: Employee is injured when pulled off a bridge by falling beam

On September 13, 2012, Employee #1, a framer, was assigned to install joist on a n entryway bridge. The employee was unknowing tied off to a main load-bearing be am that was improperly installed. The beam rotated out of its fastener and fell to the ground, pulling Employee #1 off the bridge with it. The employee fell 18. 5 ft onto a gravel entryway. Employee #1 was transported to an area hospital, wh ere he was treated for multiple fractures. The employee remains hospitalized.