OSHA Inspection: RAINBOW EXTREME SERVICE, LLC.

Issued

Sep 10, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,681 · Current $3,511 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) On or about May 06, 2021, at 18 Laurel Oaks Dr., Winter Springs, FL, an employee who was working below a second floor balcony that was having its guardrails removed, was exposed to a struck-by hazard, in that; the employee was not wearing a hard hat.

Issued

Sep 10, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,681 · Current $3,511 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):    a) On or about May 06, 2021 at 18 Laurel Oaks Dr., Winter Springs, FL, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of 10 feet to ground level, when removing a guard rail system from a second floor balcony and was not using an alternate means of fall protection.

Issued

Sep 10, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,681 · Current $3,511 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.850(a): Evidence in writing was not available that an engineering survey performed by a competent person had been performed prior to permitting employee(s) to start demolition operations:  a) On or about May 06, 2021, at 18 Laurel Oaks Dr., Winter Springs, Florida, employees were exposed to struck-by, crushing, and fall hazards, when conducting demolition of an existing second floor balcony, in that; an engineering survey was not performed prior to allowing the employees to conduct the demolition work.

Issued

Sep 10, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $4,096 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.859(g): During demolition, continuing inspections by a competent person were not made as the work progressed to detect hazards resulting from weakened or deteriorated floors, or walls, or loosened material. Employees were also permitted to work where such hazards existed without being corrected by shoring, bracing, or other effective means.  a) On or about May 06, 2021, at 18 Luarel Oaks Dr., Winter Springs, Florida, employees who were demolishing an existing second floor balcony of an existing residential building, were exposed to struck-by, falling, and crushing hazards, in that; continuing inspections of the balcony were not made, prior to and during the demolition, to determine the need for the use of shoring, bracing, or other effective means to support the weight of the balcony.

Issued

Sep 10, 2021

Penalty

Initial $438 · Current $329 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by this paragraph (l), prior to permitting the employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes) except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5):  a) On or about May 06, 2021, at 18 Laurel Oaks Dr., Winter Springs, FL, employees were exposed to crushing and fall hazards greater than 6 feet to ground level, when working near a Skytrack telehandler that was operating with an employee who did not receive training to operate the equipment.