OSHA Inspection: GOLD COAST PLASTERING INC.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1):     "Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    On or about 5/16/2012,  an employee without means of fall protection was exposed to a fall hazard of up to 16 feet while accessing a roof and a scaffold to install architectural foam at a construction site located at 350 South State Road 7, Margate FL. 33068.    NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Abate by

Sep 26, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $2,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):     The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.    On or about 5/16/2012, an employee who was exposed to a fall hazard of up to 16 feet while accessing a roof to install architectural foam without means of fall protection was not provided with training to recognize fall hazards and procedures to follow to minimize these hazards at a construction site located at 350 South State Road 7, Margate FL. 33068.    NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Sep 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $15,400 · Current $15,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii):     For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    On or about 5/16/2012,  employees who were working on a fabricated frame scaffold that was lacking guardrails, without means of fall protection were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 21feet while installing architectural foam at a construction site located at 350 South State Road 7, Margate FL. 33068.    GOLD COAST PLASTERING AND STUCCO INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 314263427, CITATION NUMBER 2, ITEM NUMBER 5, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON DECEMBER 23, 2008, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT US 1 & WATERWAY ROAD, TEQUESTA, FL. 33469.    GOLD COAST PLASTERING AND STUCCO INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 312151160, CITATION NUMBER 2, ITEM NUMBER 2, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON OCTOBER 29, 2007, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 8190 W. COMMERCIAL BOULEVARD, TAMARAC, FL. 33351.    GOLD COAST PLASTERING AND STUCCO INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 308401751, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 6, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON OCTOBER 26, 2007, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT LIGHTHOUSE TERRACE CONDOMINIUM, LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL, 33064.    NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.