Inspection Detail
Inspection: 310794409 - Alberto Lopez Construction
Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi Area Office
Site Address:
Alberto Lopez Construction
5310 Marcella Avenue
Laredo, TX 78042
Mailing Address:
1826 Patricia Lane, Laredo, TX 78043
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1771
NAICS: 238110/Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/22/2007
Emphasis: L:Constr6, L:Fall, S:Fall From Height, S:Hispanic, S:Residential Constr, S:Struck-By
Case Closed: 01/18/2008
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 100212869 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 5 | 5 | ||||
Current Violations | 5 | 5 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $4,950 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,950 |
Current Penalty | $2,970 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,970 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001A | Serious | 19260020 B01 | 05/15/2007 | 06/08/2007 | $270 | $450 | $0 | 05/29/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | |
2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 05/15/2007 | 06/08/2007 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 05/29/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | |
3. | 01002 | Serious | 19260501 B01 | 05/15/2007 | 05/21/2007 | $450 | $750 | $0 | 05/29/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | |
4. | 01003 | Serious | 19260501 B04 I | 05/15/2007 | 05/21/2007 | $900 | $1,500 | $0 | 05/29/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | |
5. | 01004A | Serious | 19261053 B01 | 05/15/2007 | 05/21/2007 | $900 | $1,500 | $0 | 05/29/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | |
6. | 01004B | Serious | 19261053 B16 | 05/15/2007 | 05/21/2007 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 05/29/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | |
7. | 01005 | Serious | 19261053 B04 | 05/15/2007 | 05/21/2007 | $450 | $750 | $0 | 05/29/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On February 20, 2007, Employee #1 was operating gas trowel when he hit three 2-ft by 6-ft boards that were stacked on top of one another. The boards were nailed together and used as a hoist to raise the trowel to the third level. Employee #1 was smoothing cement with the trowel and hit the 2-ft by 6-ft boards and the trowel shut off automatically. Employee #1 was jolted loose of the trowel handles and fell through three flights of the stairway opening to the cement breezeway on ground level. The three 2-ft-by 6-ft also fell through the two stairway openings, striking Employee #1 in the face and killing him.
Keywords: BOARD, HEAD, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CEMENTING, HOIST, STAIR LANDING, FALL, STRUCK BY, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, FACE
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 310794409 | Fatality | Other | Construction laborers |