Inspection Detail
Inspection: 311958839 - Fernando Alvarez
Inspection Information - Office: Houston South Area Office
Site Address:
Fernando Alvarez
1917 Collquitt Unit B
Houston, TX 77098
Mailing Address:
4027 Markley, Houston, TX 77087
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1761
NAICS: 238170/Siding Contractors
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/25/2008
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: S:Fall From Height
Case Closed: 07/17/2014
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 101933083 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Initial Penalty | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 | $0 | $4,500 |
Current Penalty | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $900 | $0 | $3,900 |
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 B02 | 10/16/2008 | 11/04/2008 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260451 G01 VII | 10/16/2008 | 11/04/2008 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
3. | 01002 | Serious | 19260454 A | 10/16/2008 | 11/04/2008 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
4. | 02001 | Other | 19040039 A | 10/16/2008 | 10/21/2008 | $900 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On July 22, 2008, two employees were installing vinyl siding on the third story of Unit B of a townhouse under construction. The two employees exited the pump jack scaffold from which they were working when a rainstorm occurred. Once the rain stopped, the two employees accessed the scaffold to resume work. Employee #1 stepped on a wet piece of vinyl siding and slipped from the scaffold platform, falling approximately 24 feet and striking his head on a construction dumpster before striking the ground. The pump jack scaffold was not equipped with guardrails, and the employees were not using personal fall arrest systems. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to an area hospital, where he was declared dead on July 23, 2008 at 4:00 a.m.
Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, GUARDRAIL, SLIP, DUMPSTER, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, CONCUSSION
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 311958839 | Fatality | Concussion | Occupation not reported |