OSHA Inspection: IBIS BUILDING CORPORATION

Issued

Sep 7, 2018

Abate by

Oct 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,993 · Current $1,796 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift:  On or about March 9, 2018, at 9400 W Commercial Blvd., Sunrise, FL 33351, an employee was exposed to a 10-feet 8-inch fall hazard while installing wooden sheeting on the exterior sides and on the parapet walls, and on the roof of a newly constructed gas station/convenience store, from an aerial lift, during which a body belt/PFAS was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket.

Issued

Sep 7, 2018

Abate by

Oct 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,993 · Current $1,796 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:  a) On or about March 9, 2018, at 9400 W Commercial Blvd., Sunrise, FL 33351, exposed to a fall hazard while installing wooden sheeting on the exterior sides and on the parapet walls, and on the roof of a newly constructed gas station/convenience store, from an aerial lift, while wearing fall protection, wherein the systems were rigged such that during a fall, the employees would free fall more than 6 feet and/or the system was rigged such that the employee would have contacted the lower level.  b) On or about March 9, 2018, at 9400 W Commercial Blvd., Sunrise, FL 33351, employees exposed to a fall hazard while installing/removing roofing material on an overhang, while wearing a personal fall arrest system, wherein the system was rigged such that during a fall, the employees would free fall more than 6 feet and/or the system was rigged such that the employee would have contacted the lower level.

Issued

Sep 7, 2018

Abate by

Oct 3, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,986 · Current $3,592 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.  On or about March 9, 2018, at 9400 W Commercial Blvd., Sunrise, FL 33351, employees were exposed to 10-feet 8-inch fall hazard while installing/removing roofing material on an overhang, while not being protected from falling to the lower level.  The IBIS Building Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard , which was contained in OSHA inspection number 977405, citation number1, item number1a and was affirmed as a final order on 09/26/2014, with respect to a workplace located at 630 US HWY 1, West Palm Beach, FL 33408.