FORT LAUDERDALE, FL —
OSHA Inspection: STEEL FABRICATORS, L.L.C.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of STEEL FABRICATORS, L.L.C. in 550 S. ANDREWS AVE., FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33301 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 343737797.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- STEEL FABRICATORS, L.L.C.
- Site address
- 550 S. ANDREWS AVE.
- City
- FORT LAUDERDALE
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 33301
- Mailing
- 721 NE 44TH ST., FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33334
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238120
- Employees
- 178
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- May 17, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 3, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,819 · Current $4,433 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii): On or about 18 March, 2019, on the 4th floor of a building under new construction, inside the elevator shaft two employees accessed a platform on a shoring scaffold was not fully planked, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet 4 inches.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4433
- — Z (S) $6819
1926.454 A
- Issued
- May 17, 2019
- Abate by
- May 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. On or about 18 March, 2019, on the 4th floor of a building under new construction, inside the elevator shaft employees accessed a shoring scaffold without being trained to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet 4 inches.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 B05 I
- Issued
- May 17, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 3, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,819 · Current $4,433 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i): The end of a platform 10 feet or less in length extended over its support more than 12 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees and/or materials without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end: On or about 18 March, 2019, on the 4th floor of a building under new construction, inside the elevator shaft an employee accessed a platform on a shoring scaffold that extended over the support system and was not designed to be installed as such, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet 4 inches.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4433
- — Z (S) $6819
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- May 17, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 3, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,819 · Current $4,433 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used: On or about 18 March, 2019, on the 4th floor of a building under new construction, inside the elevator shaft employees accessed a shoring scaffold by climbing the side rails which were separated more than 14 inches each, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet 4 inches.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4433
- — Z (S) $6819
1926.451 F03
- Issued
- May 17, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 3, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity: On or about 18 March, 2019, on the 4th floor of a building under new construction, inside the elevator shaft employees accessed a shoring scaffold without the scaffold being inspected by a competent person, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet 4 inches.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 343737797.
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