OSHA Inspection: FCA CONSTRUCTION & SONS, INC.

Issued

Jul 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,398 · Current $5,398

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:  a) Alley behind 839 Burlington Ave., St. Petersburg, FL - An employee carrying a 10-12 foot long piece of metal channel up a metal ladder struck an energized 7200 volt AC overhead powerline, on or about May 21, 2020.

Issued

Jul 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,626 · Current $4,626

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support):  a) Alley behind 839 Burlington Ave., St. Petersburg, FL - The metal portable ladder was set at less than a 4:1 angle, on or about May 21, 2020.

Issued

Jul 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,084 · Current $3,084

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder:  a) Alley behind 839 Burlington Ave., St. Petersburg, FL - The metal portable ladder was set up in an active alley with no cones or other protection to keep it from getting struck by vehicular traffic, on or about May 21, 2020.

Issued

Jul 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,398 · Current $5,398

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(12): Ladders used where the employee or the ladder could contact exposed energized electrical equipment did not have nonconductive side rails:  a) Alley behind 839 Burlington Ave., St. Petersburg, FL - A metal ladder was used for work near 7200 volt AC energized powerlines, on or about May 21, 2020.

Issued

Jul 17, 2020

Abate by

Aug 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,398 · Current $5,398

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and stairways had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling of all stairways and ladders:  a) Alley behind 839 Burlington Ave., St. Petersburg, FL - Training and instruction on the proper set up and use of portable ladders was not provided, on or about May 21, 2020.

Issued

Jul 17, 2020

Penalty

Initial $7,711 · Current $7,711

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours:  a) FCA Construction & Sons, Inc. - An employee was injured and admitted to the hospital on May 21, 2020. The employer was aware of the in-patient hospitalization on May 21, 2020. The employer notified OSHA on May 28, 2020 of the in-patient hospitalization.