OSHA Inspection: REJEVAZ SERVICES INC.

Issued

Sep 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.    a) For employees working at 1200 Quail Drive in Sarasota, as observed on or about August 08, 2014. Employees were observed using an extension ladder to gain access to the roof. The eave to ground height was approximately 35 feet. The ladder was extended above the upper landing surface approximately 12 inches.

Issued

Sep 11, 2014

Abate by

Sep 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall or come against, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:  a) For employees working at 1200 Quail Drive in Sarasota, as observed on or about August 08, 2014. Employees were observed working on the roof of a new residential home where ten 32 inch tall reinforcing steel bars were unguarded approximately 28 feet 8 inches beneath the working location.

Issued

Sep 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.  a) For employees working at 1200 Quail Drive located in Sarasota, as observed on or about August 08, 2014. Employees were working on the second and third floors of the new residential home where 10 window openings were unguarded. Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14 feet and 28 feet.

Issued

Sep 11, 2014

Abate by

Sep 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) For employees working at 1200 Quail Drive in Sarasota, as observed on or about August 8, 2014. Employees were working on the roof of a new residential home without the use of a fall protection system. Employees were not trained to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.

Issued

Sep 11, 2014

Abate by

Sep 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160

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) For employees working at 1200 Quail Drive in Sarasota, as observed on or about August 8, 2014. Employees were observed working on the roof with a 5:12 pitch. The eave to ground height was approximately 35 feet and the employees had no fall protection system in place.    Rejevaz Services Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 973834, citation number 01, item number 001 and was affirmed as a final order on June 30, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at Alistar Drive, Wimauma, Florida.

Issued

Sep 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:  a) For employees working at 1200 Quail Drive located in Sarasota, as observed on or about August 08, 2014. Employees were using extension cords connected to a splitter to supply power to electrical tools. The splitter in use did not have a ground prong so the path to ground was not permanent and continuous.