OSHA Inspection: STUCCO WORKS INC.

Issued

2023-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3572.00 · Current $1786.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (as incorporated by reference under 29 CFR  1926.59):   On or about July 13, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, the employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program for hazardous chemicals used such as, but not limited cement material containing silica, exposing employees to eye and/or face burn/abrasion injuries when working with mixing cement and performing stucco work.

Issued

2023-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $3125.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part:  On or about July 13, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, the employer did not implement an accident prevention program for employees involved in stucco work, exposing employees to fall, struck by, crushed by and burn hazards.

Issued

2023-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $3125.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):  a) On or about July 13, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on the north side of house, the scaffold system was not fully planked, exposing employees to a 10-foot fall hazard.  b) On or about July 13, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on the north side of house, the scaffold system was not fully planked, exposing employees to a 27-foot fall hazard.  c) On or about June 29, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on the west side of the house, the scaffold system was not fully planked, exposing employees to a 12-foot fall hazard.  d) On or about June 29, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on the west side of the house, the scaffold system was not fully planked, exposing employees to an 18-foot fall hazard.

Issued

2023-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $3125.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  On or about July 13, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on the north side of the house, the scaffold system lacked base plates, exposing employees to a fall, struck by and/or crushed by hazard.

Issued

2023-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $3125.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1): Scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Cross braces shall not be used as a means of access.  a) On or about July 13, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on the north side of the house, the scaffold system did not have a ladder, exposing employees to a 10-foot fall hazard.  b) On or about July 13, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on the north side of the house, the scaffold system did not have a ladder, exposing employees to a 27-foot fall hazard.

Issued

2023-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15625.00 · Current $10535.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(1): Scaffold and/or scaffold components were loaded in excess of their maximum intended loads or rated capacities, whichever was less:  On or about July 13, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on the north side of the house, the scaffold system was overloaded in that the hoist/pulley on the scaffold system was missing a coupling pin, exposing employees to struck by and/or crushed by hazard.

Issued

2023-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $3125.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(3): Scaffold and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  a) On or about July 13, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on the north side of the house, the scaffold system was not inspected by a competent person, exposing employees to a fall, struck by and/or crushed by hazard.  b) On or about June 29, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on the west side of the house, the scaffold system was not inspected by a competent person, exposing employees to a fall, struck by and/or crushed by hazard.

Issued

2023-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $3125.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1): 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in accordance with paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section:   a) On or about July 13, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on the north side of the house, the scaffold system had a cross brace as the guardrail, but it was missing a top rail, exposing employees to a 10-foot fall hazard.  b) On or about July 13, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on the north side of the house, the scaffold system had a cross brace as the guardrail, but it was missing a top rail, exposing employees to a 27-foot fall hazard.  c) On or about June 29, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on the west side of the house, the scaffold system had a cross brace as the guardrail, but it was missing a top rail, exposing employees to a 12-foot fall hazard.  d) On or about June 29, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on the west side of the house, the scaffold system had a cross brace as the guardrail, but it was missing a top rail, exposing employees to a 18-foot fall hazard.

Issued

2023-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $3125.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(h)(1): Each employee on a scaffold was not provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toe boards, screens, guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects.  For falling objects too large, heavy or massive to be contained or deflected, the employer did not place and secure such potential falling objects away from the edge of the surface from which they could fall:   a) On or about July 13, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on the north side of the house, the scaffold system did not have a toeboard, exposing employees below to a struck-by hazard.  b) On or about June 29, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, west side of the house, the scaffold system did not have a toeboard, exposing employees below to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

2023-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $3125.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work on a scaffold be 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 July 13, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on the north side of the house, employees working from elevations on the scaffold system were not adequately trained to recognize hazards and methods to control those hazards, exposing employees to a fall, struck by and/or crushed by hazard.

Issued

2023-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:  On or about July 13, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on the north side of the house, the scaffold system was erected by employees that were not adequately trained to erect the scaffold, exposing employees to a fall, struck by and/or crushed by hazard.

Issued

2023-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4465.00 · Current $2232.00 Reduced

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 July 13, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on the north side of the house, the second level of the house had a wood guardrail system that was not strong enough to withstand the required weight, exposing employees to a 17-foot fall hazard.

Issued

2023-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, form and scrap lumber with protruding nails, and all other debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:  On or about July 13, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, on the north side of the house, the yard area was cluttered with equipment, tools and debris.

Issued

2023-12-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $893.00 · Current $447.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.29(b)(3):The employer did not enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred:  On or about October 4, 2023, at 1096 N Venetian Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139, the employer had not recorded on the OSHA 300 an incident that resulted in a work-related fatality on July 13, 2023.