Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1306145.015 - United Subcontractors, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1306145.015

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 11/13/2017

Site Address:
United Subcontractors, Inc.
Lot #564, Seven Bridges 9817 Bozzano Drive
West Delray Beach, FL 33446

Mailing Address:
445 Minnesota St Ste 2500 Suite 2500, Saint Paul, MN 55101

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238130/Framing Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/13/2017

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/31/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1324389	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$12,934	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,934
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$6,468	$0	$6,468
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	19260021 B02	04/09/2018	05/03/2018	$6,468	$12,934	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 104396.015

Event: 11/10/2017

Employee falls from ladder and is impaled on rebar

At 3:00 p.m. on November 10, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was engaged in form work at a multiemployer residential building project. He was working from a ladder when he experienced a cramp in his lower back, followed by numbness in his leg. Employee #1 fell from the ladder, a fall height of 8 feet. As he struck the surface, he thigh was impaled by protruding pieces of unguarded rebar. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the puncture wound to his thigh.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Impaled, Ladder, Puncture, Rebar, Residential Construction, Struck Against, Thigh, Unguarded

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1306145.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers

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