OSHA Inspection: PATEL MANUBHAI HARIBHAI

Issued

Jul 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(4): Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level:    a. On or about 1/30/2018 at 810 E. Vine Street in Kissimmee, FL, a portable metal extension ladder was used by an employee, while cutting limbs on tree in the parking lot, and the ladder was not secured to prevent accidental displacement, causing an employee to fall 16 feet to the pavement below.

Issued

Jul 25, 2018

Abate by

Aug 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes:    a. On or about 7/10/18, house keeping employees were not provided hand protection from cuts, punctures, and skin absorption of harmful substances. The employees were changing sheets, emptying waste baskets and using various cleaning products including but not limited to bleach, Comet, & Oxi-Clean.

Issued

Jul 25, 2018

Abate by

Aug 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,326 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(A): For electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized, the depth of the working space in the direction of access to live parts (as measured from the live parts where they were exposed or from the enclosure front or opening where they were enclosed) was less than indicated in Table S-1 of Subpart S of Part 1910:    a. On or about 7/10/18, in the laundry room, drywall boards and cleaning carts were stored directly in front of the electrical breaker panels.

Issued

Jul 25, 2018

Abate by

Aug 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $689 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):     a. On or about 7/10/18, the employer did not have a hazard communication program and supplied employees with cleaning products including but not limited to bleach, Comet, & Oxi-Clean.

Issued

Jul 25, 2018

Abate by

Aug 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $311 · Current $311

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.2(a)(1): The employer did not take steps to ensure that OSHA notice(s) were not altered, defaced, or covered by other material:  a. On or about 7/10/18, in the laundry room, notices regarding employee's protections and obligations provided for in the OSH Act were blocked by cleaning and supply cabinets.

Issued

Jul 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours:    a. On or about January 30, 2018 at 801 E Vine Street, Kissimmee, FL, an employee suffered a work related injury and was hospitalized. The employer was aware of the injury and hospitalization on the same day of the incident. The employer failed to notify OSHA of the injury and in-patient hospitalization.