OSHA Inspection: FLORIDA FIRE ONE, INC.

Issued

Aug 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $2,662 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation shall not be performed by the customer or user without manufacturers prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly:    On or about March 7, 2017, at the above addressed worksite, employees used a fabricated metal basket to hoist personnel on the forks of a powered industrial truck without obtaining the manufacturer's prior written approval exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Aug 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $2,662 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): Fork-lifts were used to support scaffold platforms while the entire platform was not attached to the fork and the fork-lift was moved horizontally while the platform was occupied: Applicable to the general industry standard by 1910.27(a).    On or about March 7, 2017, at the above addressed worksite, an employee was exposed to an 18-foot fall hazard when working from a platform attachment (man-basket) that was not attached to the forklift which was moved horizontally exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Aug 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,358 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, within (24) twenty-four hours.      On or about March 7, 2017, at the above addressed worksite, the employer did not report an accident that resulted in a hospitalization of an employee that occurred in February 27, 2017.