OSHA Inspection: UNITED FL CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Jun 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s)    a. At the site, buildings 9 and 10, employees were exposed to a fall hazard, in that, frequent and regular inspections were not conducted to assure that employees were protected from fall hazards during framing work in multistory buildings, on or about 05/11/2016.

Issued

Jun 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a. Building 9, employees were exposed to a 31 feet fall hazard, in that, fall protection was not used during floor joist and exterior wall framing work, at the second and third floor of the building, on or about 05/11/2016.    b. Building 10, employees were exposed to a 22 feet fall hazard, in that, fall protection was not used during roof truss and sheathing framing work, at the roof of the two story building, on or about 05/11/2016.

Issued

Jun 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

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. Employees exposed to a fall hazard were not provided training and education relating to fall protection, hazard recognition, procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards and the proper use and limitations of fall protection equipment and fall protection systems, on or about 05/11/2016.

Issued

Jun 14, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(I): Flexible cords and cables used for temporary wiring were not protected from damage:   a. At the site near building 10, employees were exposed to an electrical hazard, in that, a temporary multi-outlet power supply box was used by having the extension cord run across the road from a generator to a supply box and subject to getting run over by vehicular traffic and forklift traffic, on or about 05/11/2016.  b. At the site, employees were exposed to an electrical hazard, in that, power was run from a generator using extension cords placed across the road to building 9 and was subject to getting run over by vehicular traffic and forklift traffic, on or about 05/11/2016.  c. At the entrance of the site, employees were exposed to an electrical hazard, in that, power was run from the temporary supply to building 9 using extension cords placed across the road and was subject to getting run over by vehicular traffic and forklift traffic, on or about 05/11/2016.