OSHA Inspection: FUERZA PILAR CORPORATION, INC.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,496 · Current $748 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  a. On the makeshift carpenters bracket scaffolding, eye protection was not provided to an employee operating a pneumatic nail gun, exposing the employee to a struck-by hazard, on or about 8/26/2015.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,540 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:  a. On the carpenters bracket scaffold, fall protection was not provided to an employee doing work on the fascia boards, exposing the employee to a 21 foot fall hazard, on or about 8/26/15.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,540 Reduced

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, was not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:  a. On the 2nd floor window opening, fall protection was not provided to an employee standing on the top of a concrete wall opening, exposing the employee to a 17 foot fall hazard, on or about 8/26/15.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 18, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail:  a. On the interior staircase, a handrail was not provided, exposing employees to a 5 foot 5 inch fall hazard, on or about 8/26/2015.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $3,080 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:  a.  The platform planks on the carpenters bracket scaffold were 12 inches wide, exposing an employee to a 21 foot fall hazard, on or about 8/26/2015.   FLG Construction Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2) , which was contained in OSHA inspection number 950375, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on 3/14/2014, with respect to a workplace located at Post SOHO Square, 720 S Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $3,080 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:  a. At the jobsite, a safe means of access was not provided for an employee who climbed from a 2nd floor wall opening up and onto a carpenters bracket scaffold that was approximately 3 feet higher than the wall opening and 2 feet out and away from the wall opening, exposing the employee to a 21 foot fall hazard, on or about 8/26/15.   FLG Construction Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 950375, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on 3/14/2014, with respect to a workplace located at Post SOHO Square, 720 S Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $3,080 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:  a. At the jobsite, the carpenter's bracket type scaffold used by an employee was erected without the supervision or direction of a competent person, exposing the employee to a 21 foot fall hazard, on or about 8/26/2015.   FLG Construction Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 950375, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 3/14/2014, with respect to a workplace located at Post SOHO Square, 720 S Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 18, 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. At the jobsite, fall protection was not provided to employees while installing plywood sheeting on 5/12 pitched roof, exposing employees to a 24 foot fall hazard, on or about 8/26/15.  The Fuerza Pilar Corporation 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 1018537, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 3/13/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 28625 Santa Luce Drive, Wesley Chapel, FL 33543.  The Fuerza Pilar Corporation 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 1019541, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 3/3/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 8840 Tropical Palm Drive, Tampa, FL 33626.  The Fuerza Pilar Corporation 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 991644, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 2/24/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 7035 Peregrina  Loop, Wesley Chapel, FL 33543.  The Fuerza Pilar Corporation 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 1013366, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 1/27/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 11625 Brighton Knoll Loop, Riverview, FL 33579.    The FLG Construction, Inc., dba previously JAD Construction Services 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 978715, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 8/14/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 1920 Spade Blvd, New Port Richey, FL 34655.  The FLG Construction, Inc., dba previously JAD Construction Services 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 953017, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 1/23/2014, with respect to a workplace located at The Retreat @ Carrollwood, 2617 Milford Berry Ln, Tampa, FL 33618.  The FLG Construction 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 925373, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 1/16/2014, with respect to a workplace located at Retreat at Carrollwood, 14227 Avon Farms Drive, Tampa, FL 33618.  The FLG Construction, 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 940574, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 11/25/2013, with respect to a workplace located at 7107 Peregrina Loop, Wesley Chapel, FL 33545.  The JAD Construction 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 916340, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 8/12/2013, with respect to a workplace located at 14322 Avon Farms Drive, Tampa, FL 33618.  The JAD Construction 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 380195 (NCR 315713867) , citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 8/18/2011, with respect to a workplace located at 2121 Valterra Vista Way, Valrico, FL 33594.

Issued

Dec 10, 2015

Abate by

Dec 18, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,280 · Current $2,640 Reduced

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. On the 2nd floor, a single 8 foot section of a portable extension ladder was used to access the top of an 8-1/2 foot concrete wall and roof trusses without being secured in place, exposing employees to an 8-1/2 foot fall hazard, on or about 8/26/15.  Fuerza Pilar Corporation Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 991644, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 2/24/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 7035 Peregrina Loop, Wesley Chapel, FL 33543.