OSHA Inspection: HILDEBRAND AMUSEMENT RIDES, INC.

Issued

Jul 11, 2019

Abate by

Oct 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,168 · Current $2,727 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1): Before any employee is exposed to a fall hazard, the employer did not provide training for each employee who uses personal fall protection systems or who was required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart.    On or about 4/2/19, at 2025 McKinley Street, Hollywood, FL, the employer did not provide fall protection training to an employee removing flags from a carnival sign and that was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 14ft.    PLEASE NOTE:  CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Jul 11, 2019

Abate by

Oct 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,834 · Current $3,818 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)(i)(A)(1): When an unqualified person was working in an elevated position near overhead lines with voltages to ground rated at 50 kV or below, the location was not such that the person and the longest conductive object he could contact cannot come closer to any unguarded energized overhead line:      Instance 1: On or about 3/31/19, at 2025 McKinley Street, Hollywood, FL, an employee was exposed to an electrocution hazard during the placement of flagpoles on a carnival sign that was erected within 10ft from the overhead powerlines.     Instance 2: On or about 4/2/19, at 2025 McKinley Street, Hollywood, FL, an employee removing flags from a carnival sign was exposed to an electrocution hazard during the removal of the flagpole that made contact with the overhead powerlines resulting in the employee receiving an electrical shock that threw him off the sign thus striking the soil ground.    PLEASE NOTE: DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Jul 11, 2019

Abate by

Oct 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,335 · Current $5,455 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)(C): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by a personal fall protection systems, such as personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning systems:    On or about 4/2/19, at 2025 McKinley Street, Hollywood, FL, an employee removing flags from a carnival sign was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 14ft due to lack of fall protection equipment.    PLEASE NOTE: DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.    Hildebrand Amusement Rides, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1279489, citation number 01, item number 001, issued on 1/19/2018, with respect to a workplace located at 901 S. Federal Highway, Hallandale Beach, Florida 33009, which became a final order on 4/16/2018.