Inspection Detail

Case Status: OPEN

Note: The following inspection has not been indicated as closed. OSHA citation items will be posted 30 (thirty) days after the employer receives the citation(s), except in cases of significant public interest. Posted citation items reflect any amendments to citations that are the result of a prompt settlement, which OSHA encourages. Employers and employee representatives will continue to receive copies of the citation(s) upon issuance.

Inspection: 1667379.015 - Gulfco Construction, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1667379.015

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 05/03/2023

Site Address:
Gulfco Construction, Inc.
2502 Beach Trail
Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785

Mailing Address:
587 Bay Street, Palm Harbor, FL 34683

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238130/Framing Contractors

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/03/2023

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed:

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety
Accident	2035231
Referral	2026792	Yes
Inspection	1695232	Yes

Case Status: OPEN

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$15,625	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,625
Current Penalty	$10,938	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,938
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	Serious	19260501 B13	10/05/2023		$10,938	$15,625	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 156009.015

Event: 05/02/2023

Employee dies from head trauma from fall down elevator shaft

At 12:30 p.m. on May 2, 2023, an employee working as a carpenter on a residential construction project was walking around the entrance to an elevator shaft to go to lunch. The employee fell to the bottom of the elevator shaft. There was only one rail blocking the elevator shaft as fall protection. It is unknown if the employee fell over or under the rail. The employee fractured his skull from impact with the concrete floor below and was killed. No other objects were found at the bottom of the elevator shaft that the employee could have fallen onto.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Carpenter, Concrete Floor, Construction, Elevator, Elevator Shaft, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Guardrail, Head, Midrail, Residential Construction, Skull

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1667379.015	48	M	Fatality		Carpenters

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