OSHA Inspection: PHOENIX CARPENTRY SERVICES, LLC

Issued

2021-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $2048.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a. At the new residential building located in 109 35th St., Mexico Beach, FL: On or about December 30, 2020, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees working on the ground to struck-by hazards from falling objects or debris, in that hardhats were not being utilized while other employees performed framing work above on floor joists and walls.

Issued

2021-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13653.00 · Current $9557.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13):Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:   a. At the new residential building located in 109 35th St., Mexico Beach, FL: On or about December 30, 2020, the employer exposed employees to a 20-ft 8-in fall hazard, in that a fall protection system was not utilized by employees decking the floor while standing at the unprotected leading edge.   b. At the new residential building located in 109 35th St., Mexico Beach, FL: On or about December 30, 2020, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to a 10-ft 4-in fall hazard, in that a fall protection system was not utilized by employees bracing/strapping floor joists and stacking plywood sheets while walking/standing on floor joists.

Issued

2021-04-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3511.00 · Current $2458.00 Reduced

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.  At the new residential building located in 109 35th St., Mexico Beach, FL:  On or about December 30, 2020, the employer exposed employees to a 10-ft 4-in fall hazard, in that the Werner Aluminum Multipurpose ladder used by employees to access the upper level did not extend at least 3-feet above the landing surface.