OSHA Inspection: FREDDY ACEVEDO

Issued

Feb 5, 2021

Abate by

Feb 18, 2021

Penalty

Initial $438 · Current $438

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):  The employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation has been abated:  a)  On or about 01/05/2021, the employer failed to  submit certification of corrective action:  1)   For Citation 01 item 001 issued 07/15/2020 with abatement due on 08/10/2020.  2) For Citation 01 item 002 issued 07/15/2020 with abatement due on 08/31/2020.  3) For Citation 01 item 003 issued 07/15/2020 with abatement due on 08/31/2020.  4)  For Citation 01 item 004 issued 07/15/2020 with abatement due on 08/31/2020.  5)  For Citation 01 item 005 issued 07/15/2020 with abatement due on 08/31/2020.  6)  For Citation 01 item 006 issued 07/15/2020 with abatement due on 08/31/2020.  7)  For Citation 02 item 001 issued 07/15/2020 with abatement due on 08/31/2020.

Issued

Jul 15, 2020

Abate by

Aug 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,399 · Current $5,399

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:  a.  On or about January 17, 2020 and at times prior, at 2145 Davenport Blvd. Davenport, Florida.  The employer did not maintain safety and health programs addressing the safe installation of temporary lateral restraint/diagonal bracing, the use of the adequate size spreader bar, fall protection, powered industrial truck training, personal protective equipment and ladder positioning, exposing employees to crushed-by, struck-by and fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 15, 2020

Abate by

Aug 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,399 · Current $5,399

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  a. On or about January 16, 2020, at the commercial construction site in Davenport, Florida, employees working under a suspended load of 59-foot, 11.25 inches wood trusses being lifted by a crane were not wearing head protection, exposing to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jul 15, 2020

Abate by

Aug 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,856 · Current $3,856

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  a) On or about January 17, 2020, and at time prior thereto, at the commercial construction site in Davenport, Florida, employees operating the JCB 507-42 F (PIN: JCB5CE7GHJ2755117) Telescopic Handler to transport trusses had not been trained and evaluated by the employer on their safe operation.

Issued

Jul 15, 2020

Abate by

Aug 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,399 · Current $5,399

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  a.  On or about January 17, 2020, and at times prior, at the commercial construction site in Davenport, Florida, employees were installing roof trusses with pneumatic nail guns while standing on top of concrete walls, exposing to a 14-foot fall hazard.  b. On or about January 16, 2020, at the commercial construction site in Davenport, Florida, employees were installing roof trusses with pneumatic nail guns while standing and / or sitting on top of the wood trusses, exposing to a 24-foot fall hazard.

Issued

Jul 15, 2020

Abate by

Aug 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,399 · Current $5,399

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:   a.  On or about January 17, 2020 and at times prior, at the commercial construction site in Davenport, Florida, the employer had not trained employees to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to minimize these hazards, in that, employees installing roof trusses while standing on top of concrete walls without fall protection, were exposed to a 14-foot fall hazard.  b.  On or about January 17, 2020 and at times prior, at the commercial construction site in Davenport, Florida, the employer had not trained employees to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to minimize these hazards, in that, employees installing roof trusses standing and/or sitting on top of the wood trusses were exposed to a 24-foot fall hazard.

Issued

Jul 15, 2020

Abate by

Aug 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,399 · Current $5,399

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a. On or about January 17, 2020, and time prior thereto, at the commercial construction site in Davenport, Florida, employees performing truss installation were exposed to a 14-foot fall hazard, in that, the Werner extension ladders were not extended three feet above the upper landing surface of the concrete walls which they were resting against.

Issued

Jul 15, 2020

Abate by

Aug 31, 2020

Penalty

Initial $134,937 · Current $134,937

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that, employees were exposed to fall, struck-by and crushed-by hazards from structural collapse:    a.   On or about January 17, 2020 and at times prior, at the commercial construction site in Davenport, Florida.  The employer did not assure that the eighty-nine 59-foot, 11.25 inches span common trusses weighing about 41,064 lbs. were adequately braced to prevent shifting and/or collapsing.  As temporary lateral restraint, four parallel lines approximately 10-14 feet apart consisting of 25.5 inch wooden spacers crossing the trusses and one parallel line consisting of 16-foot wood pieces (with 1in. overlap each side) crossing trusses along the north side elevation were installed.  Temporary diagonal bracing was not installed.   b.   On or about January 17, 2020 and at times prior, at the commercial construction site in Davenport, Florida. The employer allowed employees to setup two hip sets of 59-foot, 11.25 inches span with 11-foot setbacks weighing about 2,358 lbs. without adequate bracing to prevent shifting and/or collapsing. As temporary restraint, two parallel lines composed of 16-foot wood pieces (with 1in. overlap each side) crossing the hip jacks were installed.  Only a few nails of the truss anchor for the plies of the Hip-Set to the bearing supports were nailed and the HIP-Sets missed the corner jacks prior to installing common trusses.  c.    On or about January 16, 2020 at worksite located at the commercial construction site in Davenport, Florida.  The employer used a 16-foot long spreader bar to fly and set eighty-nine 59-foot, 11.25 inch span common trusses weighing about 41,064 lbs. and two hip sets of 59-foot, 11.25 inch span with 11-foot setbacks weighing about 2,358 lbs.  Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, abatement certification and documentation is required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.