MIAMI, FL ·
OSHA Inspection: R.E.T.C. INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of R.E.T.C. INC. in 218 SOUTH HIBISCUS DRIVE, MIAMI, FL 33139 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 338960784.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- R.E.T.C. INC.
- Site address
- 218 SOUTH HIBISCUS DRIVE
- City
- MIAMI
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 33139
- Mailing
- 3181 NW 36 AVENUE, MIAMI, FL 33142
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238140
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 F03
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $3,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity: On or about 03/14/2013, at the above addressed worksite, employees working from a scaffold that was not fully planked were exposed to a fall hazard. PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3500
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.451 F04
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(4): Part(s) of a scaffold that were damaged or weakened, such that the scaffold's strength was less than that required by paragraph (a) of this section, were not immediately repaired, replaced, braced to meet those provisions, nor removed from service until repaired: On or about 03/14/2013, at the above addressed worksite, employees working from a scaffold were exposed to a fall hazard due to damaged planking that had not been removed. PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2000
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.451 G04 I
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms: On or about 03/14/2013, at the above addressed worksite, employees were working from a scaffold platform that did not have guardrails along all open sides exposing them to a fall hazard. PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Aug 12, 2013
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): On or about 03/14/2013, at the above addressed worksite, employees were working from the second level balcony to access a scaffold. The west side of the balcony did not have any fall protection exposing the employees to a fall hazard. PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $5000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 338960784.
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