VERO BEACH, FL ·
OSHA Inspection: J A SORTO CONSTRUCTION LLC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of J A SORTO CONSTRUCTION LLC. in 1360 BUNKER COURT, VERO BEACH, FL 32966 (NAICS 238190). OSHA activity number 342559051.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- J A SORTO CONSTRUCTION LLC.
- Site address
- 1360 BUNKER COURT
- City
- VERO BEACH
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 32966
- Mailing
- 5203 SAN DIEGO AVENUE, FORT PIERCE, FL 34946
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238190
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Nov 8, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $1,305 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): On or about August 17, 2017, at the above addressed site, employees were exposed to fall hazard of approximately 10 feet 6 inches when performing plywood sheathing installation on a roof of a residence under construction while not being protected from falling to the lower level.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1305
- · Z (S) $2173
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Nov 8, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: On or about August 17, 2017, at the above addressed site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard when installing plywood sheathing on the roof of a residence under construction prior to being provided with a training program that would enable them to recognize the hazards of falling.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Nov 8, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $1,305 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: On or about August 17, 2017, at the above addressed site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 6 feet to 9 feet 6 inches when using individual separated sections of an extension ladder and were not using the ladder for the purpose for which it was designed.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1305
- · Z (S) $2173
1926.1053 B05 I
- Issued
- Nov 8, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder: On or about August 17, 2017, at the above addressed site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 6 feet when working from a ladder that was not set up at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.1060 A
- Issued
- Nov 8, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 29, 2017
- 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: On or about August 17, 2017, at the above addressed site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard when using ladders prior to being provided with a training program that would enable them to recognize the hazards associated with ladders.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 342559051.
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