FORT LAUDERDALE, FL —
OSHA Inspection: O.T. CONCRETE SERVICES INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of O.T. CONCRETE SERVICES INC. in 120 NE 4TH STREET THE WHITNEY (ONE20FOURTH), FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33301 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 342943800.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- O.T. CONCRETE SERVICES INC.
- Site address
- 120 NE 4TH STREET THE WHITNEY (ONE20FOURTH)
- City
- FORT LAUDERDALE
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 33301
- Mailing
- 1831 SW 7TH AVENUE, POMPANO BEACH, FL 33060
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238140
- Employees
- 300
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.454 C
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $12,934
General-duty citation text
1926.454(c): When the employer has reason to believe that an employee lacks the skill or understanding needed for safe work involving the erection, use or dismantling of scaffolds, and the employer did not retrain each such employee so that the requisite proficiency is regained. On or about January 12, 2018, at 120 NE 4th Street, The Whitney, (one20fourth), FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, 33301, employees were not retrained by a qualified person, to ensure the employees regained the requisite proficiency when operating, assembling, disassembling and moving two-point suspended scaffolds, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard.
Recent events (3)
- — R (O) $12934
- — C (S) $12934
- — Z (S) $12934
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 2, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person: On or about January 12, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were observed operating a suspension scaffold, for the purpose of applying stucco, paint and water proofing to all four exterior walls of a new high-rise apartment building, during which the scaffold and scaffold components had not been erected, moved, dismantled and altered by trained and experienced employees, while under the supervision and direction of a Competent Person, and who was a qualified person in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration, and wherein the scaffold system was observed to have several safety deficiencies; therefore exposing the employees to a fall hazard. NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 G01 II
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 2, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(ii): Each employee on a single-point or two-point adjustable suspension scaffold was not protected by both a personal fall arrest system and a guardrail system: On or about January 12, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were observed operating a suspension scaffold, for the purpose of applying stucco, paint and water proofing to all four exterior walls of a new high-rise apartment building, during which the employees were not protected by both a personal fall arrest system and a guardrail system; therefore exposing the employees to a fall hazard. NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $0
- — C (S) $12934
- — Z (S) $12934
1926.503 C
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 19, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(c): The employer did not retrain affected employees, who already had been trained but demonstrated inadequate understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section: Note: Circumstances where retraining is required include, but are not limited to, situations where (1) Changes in the workplace render previous training obsolete; or (2) Changes in the types of fall protection systems or equipment to be used render previous training obsolete; or (3) Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill. a) On or about January 12, 2018, at 120 NE 4th Street, The Whitney, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301, employees were not retrained by a Competent Person and a Qualified Person to ensure that employees performing construction type work at heights above six feet, have the understanding and skill required in the use and operation of a Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS), thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard. NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $0
- — C (S) $12934
- — Z (S) $12934
1926.502 D20
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2018
- Abate by
- Aug 2, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $1,037 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(20): The employer did not provide for prompt rescue of employees in the event of a fall or did not assure that employees were able to rescue themselves: On or about January 12, 2018, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were observed operating a suspension scaffold, for the purpose of applying stucco, paint and water proofing to all four exterior walls of a new high-rise apartment building, while wearing a PFAS, during which the employer did not provide for prompt rescue of employees in the event of a suspended-fall, nor did the employer assure that employees were able to rescue themselves in the event of a suspended-fall; therefore exposing the employees to fall hazards and post-fall injuries resulting from a fall. NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.
Recent events (3)
- — R (O) $0
- — C (O) $1037
- — Z (O) $1037
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