SAINT JOHNS, FL —
OSHA Inspection: DESOUZA FRAMING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DESOUZA FRAMING, INC. in LOT 406 SOUTH TORWOOD DR., SAINT JOHNS, FL 32259 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 339804023.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- DESOUZA FRAMING, INC.
- Site address
- LOT 406 SOUTH TORWOOD DR.
- City
- SAINT JOHNS
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 32259
- Mailing
- 23447 FLORA PARKE BLVD., FERNANDINA BEACH, FL 32034
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 238130
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 9, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,850 · Current $3,850
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to fall and crushing hazards: a. On or about June 11, 2014, employees installing permanent roof Lateral Restraint blocks and valley and ridge truss connections were exposed to 24 feet fall hazards. Employees working inside the structure beneath roof trusses were exposed to crushing hazards from a potential structural collapse in that the employer did not follow the temporary bracing plan specified in the engineering plans that referenced the Building Component Safety Information (BCSI) Guide to Good Practice for Handling, Installing, Restraining & Bracing of Metal Plate Connected Wood Trusses, the employer's source of recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices for temporary bracing of wood truss structures.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3850
- — C (S) $3850
- — Z (S) $3850
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $26,950 · Current $26,950
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee 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. a. On or about June 11, 2014, in the second floor roof trusses, employees installing permanent lateral restraint blocking and hip assembly were exposed to 12 feet to 22 feet fall hazards in that they were not protected by a fall protection system. Desouza Framing, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 955071, Serious citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on April 29, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 4310 Eagle Landing Place, Middleburg, Florida.
Recent events (3)
- — F (R) $26950
- — C (R) $26950
- — Z (R) $26950
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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 339804023.
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