OSHA Inspection: CONDOTTE AMERICA, LLC

Issued

Aug 11, 2021

Abate by

Sep 7, 2021

Penalty

Initial $13,516 · Current $13,516

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(5): Each employee on the face of formwork or reinforcing steel was not protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, or positioning device systems:  On or about 02/15/2021 and at times prior, on Bridge #1 at NE quadrant of the project on ramp 836 meets the Florida Turnpike, Doral FL, employees working on a concrete platform were exposed to a fall hazard of  approximately 18-23 feet height while removing formwork on an elevated cap without being protected from falling.   In the alternative:  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:  On or about 02/15/2021 and at times prior, on Bridge #1 at NE quadrant of the project on ramp 836 meets the Florida Turnpike, Doral FL, employees working on a concrete platform were exposed to a fall hazard of  approximately 18-23 feet height while removing formwork on an elevated cap without being protected from falling.

Issued

Aug 11, 2021

Penalty

Initial $13,516 · Current $13,516

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(b)(3): Guardrail systems were not capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 200 pounds (890 N) applied within 2 inches (5.1 cm) of the top edge, in any outward or downward direction, at any point along the top edge:   On or about 02/15/2021 and at times prior, on Bridge #1 at NE quadrant of the project on ramp 836 meets the Florida Turnpike, Doral FL, a guardrail system was not capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 200 pounds applied in that the top rail got broke when a workers' body weight force was applied.

Issued

Aug 11, 2021

Abate by

Sep 7, 2021

Penalty

Initial $27,033 · Current $27,033

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person:   On or about 02/15/2021 and at times prior, on Bridge #1 at NE quadrant of the project on ramp 836 meets the Florida Turnpike, Doral FL, the employer failed to provide frequent and regular inspections at the jobsite to identify potential fall hazards.  Condotte America was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2), Inspection #1272045, Citation 1 Item 2, Final Order on 04/02/2019, with respect to a workplace located at Bridge #6 SR-826 Southbound, Hialeah, FL 33012.