OSHA Inspection: OPTIMUM STUCCO INC

Issued

Nov 6, 2019

Abate by

Nov 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,421 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 May 7, 2019, on the third tier in the West side of the building at 5288 Alton Rd. Miami Beach, Florida, 33140, an employee was working from a scaffold that was not fully plank at a height of approximately 24 feet above ground level, exposed to a fall hazard.

Issued

Nov 6, 2019

Abate by

Nov 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,421 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration: Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person:    On or about May 7, 2019, an employee working from scaffolding located on 5288 Alton Road in Miami Beach, Florida, was exposed to a 24-foot fall hazard while working from a scaffold that was not erected by a competent person.

Issued

Nov 6, 2019

Abate by

Nov 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:  On or about May 7, 2019, an employee working from scaffolding located on 5288 Alton Road in Miami Beach, Florida, was exposed to a 24-foot fall hazard while working from a scaffold that was not erected by a person trained as a scaffold competent person.

Issued

Nov 6, 2019

Abate by

Nov 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,421 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:    On or about May 7, 2019, on the third tier in the West side of the building 5288 Alton Road in Miami Beach, an employee was engaged in plastering work from a scaffold without a guardrail system at a height of approximately 24 feet above ground level, exposing the employee to a fall hazard.

Issued

Nov 6, 2019

Abate by

Nov 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,001 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):     On or about May 7, 2019, on the third tier in the East side of the building,at 5288 Alton Rd. Miami Beach, Florida, 33140, employees were engaged in plastering work from a roof at a height of approximately 24 feet above ground level, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.