OSHA Inspection: CARIBE UTILITIES OF FLORIDA, INC

Issued

2013-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:     a.  On or about February 6th 2013, at the above addressed site, an employee was not wearing head protection and was exposed to an overhead hazard.

Issued

2013-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary:     a.  On or about February 6th 2013, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee who was inside an excavation was exposed to being crushed by a bobcat that was operated near the edge of the excavation.

Issued

2013-06-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3430.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section except when:     a.  On or about February 6th 2013, at the above addressed job site, an employee was exposed to being engulfed inside of an excavation that did not have any protective system in place.