OSHA Inspection: FOREVER SIGNS, INC.

Issued

2023-09-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $2680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:  On or about 03/10/2023, at 9408 SW 87th Avenue, Suite 105, Miami, Florida, the employer did not maintain an accident prevent program for employees who were exposed to 21-foot fall and ejection hazards while installing a new sign on a building.

Issued

2023-09-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $2680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift:  On or about 03/10/2023, at 9408 SW 87th Avenue, Suite 105, Miami, Florida, employees were exposed to 21-foot fall and ejection hazards while engaged in sign installation work when using an aerial basket without a harness or belt with lanyard.

Issued

2023-09-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $2680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a):The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  On or about 03/10/2023, at 9408 SW 87th Avenue, Suite 105, Miami, Florida, employees were exposed to 21-foot fall and ejection hazards while engaged in sign installation work when using an aerial basket without receiving training to recognize and avoid the hazards associated with working from aerial lifts.

Issued

2023-09-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15625.00 · Current $11300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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 03/10/2023, at 9408 SW 87th Avenue, Suite 105, Miami, Florida, an employee was exposed to a 21-foot fall hazard while working from a ledge of a building to install a sign without using a means of fall protection.

Issued

2023-09-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $2680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  On or about 03/10/2023, at 9408 SW 87th Avenue, Suite 105, Suite 105, Miami, Florida, an employee was exposed to a 21-foot fall hazard while installing a sign from a ledge of a building without receiving training to recognize and avoid the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2023-09-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $2680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident.   On or about 03/22/2023, at 9408 SW 87th Avenue, Suite 105, Suite 105, Miami, Florida, the employer did not report to OSHA within 8 hours the work-related death of an employee.

Issued

2023-09-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  On or about 03/11/2023, at 9408 SW 87th Avenue, Suite 105, Miami, Florida, the employer did not report to OSHA within 24 hours the in-patient hospitalization of an employee.