HOMESTEAD, FL —
OSHA Inspection: EKA BUILDERS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of EKA BUILDERS, INC. in NE 33 TERRACE NE 7 STREET, HOMESTEAD, FL 33033 (NAICS 238350). OSHA activity number 339355448.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EKA BUILDERS, INC.
- Site address
- NE 33 TERRACE NE 7 STREET
- City
- HOMESTEAD
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 33033
- Mailing
- 3970 NE 13 DRIVE, HOMESTEAD, FL 33033
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238350
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A02
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(2): Eye and face protection required by this part did not meet the requirements specified in American National Standards Institute, Z87.1-1968, Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection: (a) Location: NE 33 Terrace NE 7 Street, Homesteads FL. On or about August 20, 2013, at the above addressed job-site, an employee was exposed to struck-by and impalement hazards when operating an electric nail gun with eye protection that did not meet the requirement of ANSI Z87.1.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
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): (a) Location: NE 33 Terrace NE 7 Street, Homestead, FL. On or about August 20, 2013, at the above addressed job-site, employees were exposed to a 20-foot high fall hazard when working on a roof without means of fall protection.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $2000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339355448.
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