Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1496656.015 - Almeda Genoa Constructors

Inspection Information - Office: Houston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1496656.015

Report ID: 0626700

Date Opened: 10/09/2020

Site Address:
Almeda Genoa Constructors
Sh 288 Freeway & Beltway 8 Intersection
Houston, TX 77047

Mailing Address:
3010 Bellfort Ave., Houston, TX 77051

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/09/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/26/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1670238	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$13,494	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,494
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$13,494	$0	$13,494
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	19260501 B01	12/28/2020	01/15/2021	$13,494	$13,494	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130189.015

Event: 10/07/2020

Employee fractures lumbar in fall from riprap retaining wall

At 3:00 a.m. on October 7, 2020, an employee working as a carpenter for a civil engineering contractor was lowering lumber forms from a riprap retaining wall (ramp). While the employee was lowering a form to a coworker located at ground level, the employee tripped over a cable and fell approximately 8 feet to the lower level. The employee was not wearing fall protection. The employee was hospitalized to treat a lumbar fracture.

Keywords: Back, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Cable, Carpenter, Construction, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Highway, Highway work zone, Lumbar Fracture, Lumber, Material Handling, Retaining Wall, Road, Tripped, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1496656.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Carpenters

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