OSHA Inspection: ALL COAST CONTRACTORS, LLC.

Issued

Mar 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $1,320 Reduced

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 the site located at 2203 East Davis Street in Tampa, as observed on or about January 21, 2015. Employees were installing floor joists in the new residential home where unguarded reinforcing steel was protruding up from the center wall block. Employees were walking along the wall around the steel that was unguarded. The reinforcing steel was approximately 18 inches in height.

Issued

Mar 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or step of a stepladder was used as a step:  a) For employees working at the site located at 2203 East Davis Street in Tampa, as observed on or about January 21, 2015. Employees were using a step ladder to gain access to the top of the wall for access to the roof and while coming off the roof. The employees were observed standing on the top step of the step ladder.

Issued

Mar 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $3,080 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):  a) For employees working at the site located at 2203 East Davis Street in Tampa, as observed on or about January 21, 2015. Employees were installing sheathing on the roof of a new residential home with a 5:12 pitch. The eave to ground height was approximately  23 feet and the employees had no fall protection system in place.   b) For employees working at the site located at 2203 East Davis Street in Tampa, as observed on or about January 21, 2015. Employees were installing floor joists in the new residential home at a height over 6 feet and the employees had no fall protection system in place. Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet 6 inches.  c) For employees working at the site located at 2203 East Davis Street in Tampa, as observed on or about January 21, 2015. Employees were working on the second floor of the new construction residential home that had an unguarded window opening. The window opening to ground height was approximately 16 feet.  All Coast Contractors, LLC 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 982322, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 9/15/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 5226 Admiral Pointe Drive, Apollo Beach, FL, 33572.