OSHA Inspection: SOUTH AMERICA FLOORING INC.

Issued

2019-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $5000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Basic Requirement. Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.    a) South America Flooring Inc. - On or about 10/29/2018 the employer did not notify OSHA within 24 hours of a work-related incident that resulted in an amputation.     Note:  Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the casefile, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.