OSHA Inspection: AMERICUT OF FLORIDA, INC.

Issued

May 21, 2020

Abate by

Jul 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,388 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.29(b)(1): (1) The employer did not have a guardrail system with the top edge height of top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, are 42 inches (107 cm), plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm), above the walking-working surface.  The top edge height may exceed 45 inches (114 cm), provided the guardrail system meets all other criteria of paragraph (b) of this section.      a.) On or about March 15, 2020, the employer did not install a guardrail system in place in the overhead storage area of the warehouse, exposing employees to a fall hazard of 8 feet 2 inches.

Issued

May 21, 2020

Abate by

Jul 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $1,735 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1053(a)(2): The employer did not have objective data demonstrating that employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica would remain below 25 micrograms per cubic meter of air (25 �g/m3) as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) under any foreseeable conditions:      a.) On or about March 19, 2020, the employer did not have objective data demonstrating that employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica would remain below 25 micrograms per cubic meter of air as an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) when working with concrete at job sites.

Issued

May 21, 2020

Abate by

Jun 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $578 · Current $347 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(4): The employer at the workplace office did not have a OSHA 300A Form or equivalent posted from February 1 through April 30.      a.) On or about March 19, 2020, the employer did not post the OSHA 300A annual summary form in the workplace office as required.

Issued

May 21, 2020

Abate by

Jul 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii): Employer did not ensure that the flight of stairs, less than 44 inches with at least 3 treads and at least 4 risers is equipped with a stair rail systems and handrails in that it requires the stair rail system to have handrails on one open side.   a.) On or about March 19, 2020, the employer failed to ensure that the stairs in the warehouse had a stair rail system on one open side, exposing employees to a fall hazard of 2 feet 6.5 inches.

Issued

May 21, 2020

Abate by

Jun 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard");    a.) On or about March 19, 2020, the employer did not provide information from Appendix D to employees who may want to use their own respirators at job sites while they are cutting and drilling concrete.

Issued

May 21, 2020

Abate by

Jun 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii): Employer, did not store cylinders in a well-protected, well-ventilated, dry location, at least 20 (6.1 m) feet from highly combustible materials such as oil or excelsior. Cylinders should be stored in definitely assigned places away from elevators, stairs, or gangways. Assigned storage spaces shall be located where cylinders will not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or subject to tampering by unauthorized persons. Cylinders shall not be kept in unventilated enclosures such as lockers and cupboards.   a.) On or about March 19, 2020,  in the tool storage room, the oxygen and acetylene welding tank appropriately were stored together and not at least 20 feet apart, exposing employees to a stuck-by hazard.

Issued

May 21, 2020

Abate by

Jun 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(b)(4)(ii): Employers did not maintain copies of any safety data sheets that were received with incoming shipments of the sealed containers of hazardous chemicals, employer did not obtain a safety data sheet as soon as possible for sealed containers of hazardous chemicals received without a safety data sheet if an employee requests the safety data sheet, and failed to ensure that the safety data sheets were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s);    a.) On or about March 19, 2020, the employer failed to provide, maintain and have readily accessible for employees, safety data sheets for containers of hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to motorcycle oil and paint primer which were stored in the tool storage room.