ALEXANDRIA, VA —
OSHA Inspection: GONZALEZ FRAMING & CARPENTRY INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of GONZALEZ FRAMING & CARPENTRY INC. in 260 YOAKUM PARKWAY, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22304 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 310585724.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- GONZALEZ FRAMING & CARPENTRY INC.
- Site address
- 260 YOAKUM PARKWAY
- City
- ALEXANDRIA
- State
- VA
- ZIP
- 22304
- Mailing
- 9093 GOLD AMBER GARTH, COLUMBIA, MD 21045
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238130
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1751
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Construction safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
510001 A
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2007
- Abate by
- May 1, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $6,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
40.1-51.1(a), Code of Virginia: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to crushing hazards during the erection of partition walls on a residential construction site. On November 13,2006, at 260 Yoakum Parkway, Alexandria Virginia, an employee was killed while performing carpentry work as part of a residential construction crew. The crew had erected a 16 foot x 9 foot double studded load bearing partition wall that weighed approximately 380 lbs. The crew had placed a single wooden brace to stabilize the wall in the form of a sloping 2x4 on the west side of the wall which was attached at the top of the wall and to a floor plate at the bottom. The floor plate for the brace was fastened to the concrete floor using two hard cut flooring nails which only penetrated approximately 3/4 of inch into the floor. The wall also had sole plates which were attached to the concrete floor with three hard cut flooring nails. The victim was directed to stand on the east side of the partition wall and steady it while other members of the crew erected a second wall on the west side. This second wall was being lifted into a position which was perpendicular to the first wall, when the first wall collapsed onto the victim. The first wall fell in a direction opposite to the single brace and pulled the cut nails out of the concrete slab (for both the brace floor plate and the sole plate for the wall). The victim suffered fatal crushing injuries to his head. " ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD, AMONG OTHERS TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO FOLLOW RECOGNIZED INDUSTRY SAFE PRACTICE(S) AND COMPANY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: By using adequate fastening system to place braces on both sides of the walls being erected.g
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6000.00
- — Z (S) $7000.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 310585724.
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