TARPON SPRINGS, FL ·
OSHA Inspection: PALMWOOD CONSTRUCTION, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of PALMWOOD CONSTRUCTION, LLC in 2005 HARBOR WATCH CIRCLE, TARPON SPRINGS, FL 34690 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 343817755.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PALMWOOD CONSTRUCTION, LLC
- Site address
- 2005 HARBOR WATCH CIRCLE
- City
- TARPON SPRINGS
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 34690
- Mailing
- 8245 RIVER COUNTY DRIVE, SPRING HILL, FL 34607
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238160
- Employees
- 11
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,864 · Current $3,864
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): a) Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury: a. On or about 2/27/2019, at the jobsite, employees operating nail guns were exposed to a struck-by hazard, in that, eye protection was not used.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $3864
- · C (S) $3864
- · Z (S) $3864
1926.501 B04 I
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes: a. On or about 2/25/2019, at the jobsite, the floor openings near the interior staircase were not protected, exposing employees to a 6 foot fall hazard. b. On or about 2/27/2019, at the jobsite, the floor openings near the interior staircase were not protected, exposing employees to a 6 foot fall hazard.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $5304
- · Z (S) $5304
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $360 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): a. On or about 2/25/2019, at the jobsite, employees installing wood roof trusses on a new construction residential property were not protected from falling 35 feet to the ground below. b. On or about 2/27/2019, at the jobsite, employees installing fascia boards on a new construction residential property were not protected from falling 35 feet to the ground below.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $360
- · C (S) $5304
- · Z (S) $5304
1926.1052 C01 II
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $5,304
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge: a. On or about 2/25/2019, at the jobsite, the interior staircase used by employees did not have hand rails, exposing employees to a 6-12 foot fall hazard. b. On or about 2/27/2019, at the jobsite, the interior staircase used by employees did not have hand rails, exposing employees to a 6-12 foot fall hazard.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $5304
- · C (S) $5304
- · Z (S) $5304
1926.1053 B13
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $5,304
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step: a. On or about 2/27/2019, at the jobsite, employees stood on the top step of an 8 foot step ladder to install fascia boards and to access the truss system, exposing employees to a fall hazard.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $5304
- · C (S) $5304
- · Z (S) $5304
1926.503 C03
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $425 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(c)(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 2/27/2019, at the jobsite, employees did not have a correct understanding of the fall protection requirements of employees who were exposed to a 35ft fall hazard when installing roof sheathing.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $0
- · C (O) $425
- · Z (O) $425
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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 343817755.
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