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U.S. Department of Labor


December 14, 2023

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FINDS TWO HOUSTON CONTRACTORS WILLFULLY IGNORED FEDERAL
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, LEADING TO FATAL ROOF COLLAPSE AT HIGH SCHOOL

ICI Construction, Emanuel Enterprises assessed $315K in total proposed penalties

HOUSTON – A federal investigation into the fatal roof collapse at Friendswood
High School in June 2023 in which four workers suffered injuries — including one
who later died — found two Houston-area contractors exposed employees to safety
hazards by ignoring federal requirements to complete an engineering survey
before demolition began.

he U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration
determined that supervisors of ICI Construction Inc. and Emanuel Enterprises LLC
failed to complete the survey and allowed demolition to continue, even after
hazards became apparent to them. In fact, they directed employees to continue to
work under the structure that later collapsed on them.

"Ignoring federal standards and the company's own policies prevented them from
identifying a load-bearing wall that was shown on construction drawings," said
OSHA Area Director Mark Briggs in Houston. "This willful disregard for worker
safety was a tragic mistake that cost a worker his life."

OSHA issued citations to ICI Construction, the general contractor, and Emanuel
Enterprises, the project's demolition contractor, for willfully ignoring federal
requirements to complete an engineering survey. In addition, the agency cited
Emanuel Enterprises for three serious safety violations for its failures to
protect workers from silica exposure and use respirators properly.

OSHA assessed a total of $315,643 in proposed penalties, including $175,010 for
Emanuel Enterprises LLC and $140,633 for ICI Construction Inc., both set by
federal statute.

Founded in 1981, ICI Construction Inc. in Spring is a private family-owned
general contractor employing about 50 people in the Houston area. Emanuel
Enterprises LLC has operated in the Houston-area for approximately one year with
50 employees specializing in lead, asbestos and mold abatement and remediation,
and demolition.

he companies have 15 business days from receipt of citations and penalties to
comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director, or contest the
findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review
Commission.

Learn more about OSHA and how to protect workers from exposure to silica and
other construction hazards.

Media Contacts:

Juan J. Rodríguez, 972-850-4709, rodriguez.juan@dol.gov 
Chauntra Rideaux, 972-850-4710, rideaux.chauntra.d@dol.gov

Release Number: 23-2559-DAL

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