OSHA Inspection: FLORIDA CONTRACTING SPECIALIST, INC.

Issued

Nov 5, 2014

Abate by

Nov 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):    a)  On or about June 16, 2014, at the above addressed job site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while installing metal wall studs from a fabricated frame scaffold that was not fully planked.    PLEASE NOTE THAT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 5, 2014

Abate by

Nov 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    a) On or about June 16, 2014, at the above addressed job site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while installing metal wall studs from a fabricated frame scaffold that did not have base plates.    PLEASE NOTE THAT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 5, 2014

Abate by

Nov 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. Crossbraces and end rails were used as a means of access:    a) On or about June 16, 2014, at the above addressed job site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while performing masonry work on a fabricated frame scaffold which was not equipped with access ladders.    PLEASE NOTE THAT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 5, 2014

Abate by

Nov 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

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:    a)  On or about June 16, 2014, at the above addressed job site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while installing metal wall studs from a deficient fabricated frame scaffold that lacked base plates, access ladders, and was not fully planked, had not been inspected by a competent person before each work shift.     PLEASE NOTE THAT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 5, 2014

Abate by

Nov 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or a personal fall arrest system:    a) On or about June 16, 2014, at the above addressed job site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while installing metal wall studs on a roof without a means of conventional fall protection.    PLEASE NOTE THAT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 5, 2014

Abate by

Nov 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    (a) On or about June 16, 2014, at the above addressed job site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while installing metal wall studs and using a portable extension ladder that did not extend 3 feet above the upper landing.    PLEASE NOTE THAT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Nov 5, 2014

Abate by

Nov 18, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:    a) On or about June 16, 2014, at the above addressed job site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while installing metal wall studs and using an A frame step ladder in the closed position to access a working surface.     PLEASE NOTE THAT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED.