OSHA Inspection: CONCRETE PAINTING & RESTORATION, LLC

Issued

Sep 22, 2016

Abate by

Oct 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $4,365 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) For the jobsite at 4610 Eisenhower Blvd., Tampa, FL 33634, as occurring on or about 07/14/2016, employees accessed an upper level overhang for the entranceway in the front of the building to tape windows and paint. Employees were exposed to fall hazards of 16 ft. 6 in. off of the exposed edge of the overhang. No fall protection equipment was being used.

Issued

Sep 22, 2016

Abate by

Oct 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $4,365 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) For the establishment at 4610 Eisenhower Blvd., Tampa, FL 33634, as occurring on or about 07/18/2016, employees worked at upper levels and were exposed to fall hazards of 16.5 ft. No fall protection was being used and employees were not trained to recognize of fall protection requirements.

Issued

Sep 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  a) For the jobsite at 4610 Eisenhower Blvd., Tampa, FL, as occurring on or about 07/18/2016 and weeks prior, employees had not been trained on ladder safety. On 07/18/2016 an employee was carrying a 24 foot ladder up another 24 foot ladder when the ladder slipped and he fell off of the ladder sustaining injuries and was hospitalized. A ladder safety training program was not provided to employees on the jobsite, and employees were exposed to ladder hazards from unsafe ladder operation. Ladder safety hazards included, but were not limited to, overreaching to access the area being painted and using ladders that were not at a safe angle.

Issued

Sep 22, 2016

Abate by

Oct 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $3,118 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) For the jobsite at 4610 Eisenhower Blvd., Tampa, FL 33634, as occurring on or about 07/18/2016 and prior dates, employees had to overextend to reach the area being painted due to the ladder height available. Employees were not able to keep body centered between side-rails as a result because of ladder extension limitations.

Issued

Sep 22, 2016

Abate by

Oct 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $3,118 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees  using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall:   a) For the jobsite at 4610 Eisenhower Blvd., Tampa, FL 33634, as occurring on or about 07/18/2016, an employee was carrying a 24 foot extension ladder while climbing another extension ladder. The ladder slipped and the employee fell sustaining injuries.