AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) —
Investigators with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration were at the construction site where a steel worker died after a fall Tuesday morning.
The man was helping to build steel for a subcontractor, Steelco, Inc.
Steelco, Inc. had been working on the newest phase of Paloma Ridge office building construction for nearly the last eight weeks.
“We breathe safety, but it’s still under investigation,” said Al Wells, Superintendent with Steelco, Inc., “and we’re sure that when the investigation is over, it will all come out.”
The site is located along North Ranch Road 620.
Austin-Travis County EMS said the call came in around 8:13 a.m.
According to investigators, the man was in his 30s and died after an approximate 40-foot fall.
“We’ve notified the family and our thoughts and prayers and condolences go out to them,” said Wells. “That’s all we know right now.”
According to OSHA records, Steelco, Inc hasn’t faced any violations in the last five years.
Neither has the General Contractor for the Paloma Ridge project, Hoar Construction.
OSHA tells KXAN investigations into workplace deaths usually take up to the full six months.
Steelco, Inc. was established in 2011 with a home base in Porter, TX, along the northern edge of Houston. We are an AISC Advanced Certified Steel Erector and also an active member of the Steel Erector’s Association of America.
The majority of the building types we work on are warehouses, medical
buildings, distribution centers, office buildings and education (mainly
private and university). We have also worked on several large
historical renovation projects where we stiffened, removed and
reinforced existing steel that were upwards of 100 years old. We
currently perform many different services inside chemical plants and
refineries as well.
The following is a summary of some of the main services we perform:
Some of the supplementary services we can perform are as follows:
Structural Steel & Joist Erection.
The following is a summary of some of the main services we perform:
- Structural steel erection
- Deck installation
- Shear connector installation
- Tilt-wall erection
- Structural & architectural precast erection
- Miscellaneous steel installation
- Stair & handrail installation
- Pre-engineered metal building installation
- Equipment installation
Some of the supplementary services we can perform are as follows:
- Preconstruction planning
- Project sequencing and tilt wall panel layouts
- Schedule development and monitoring
- Engineering services
- BIM modeling and integration
- Safety management