OSHA Inspection: PARADIGM PARACHUTE & DEFENSE INC.

Issued

2024-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6222.00 · Current $6222.00

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by hazards:  a) 4040 Ashland Avenue, Pensacola, FL, Shipping/Receiving area; On or about December 19, 2023 and times prior the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards in that employees were allowed to walk and work around steel storage racks that had column base plates that were not anchored to the floor.

Issued

2024-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):   a) 4040 Ashland Avenue, Pensacola, FL, Main floor; On or about December 19, 2023 and times prior the employer failed to ensure employees required to operate powered industrial trucks were competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely through the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in paragraph (l).

Issued

2024-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(a)(4):Modifications or additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval:  a) 4040 Ashland Avenue, Pensacola, FL, Bay 2; On or about December 19, 2023 and times prior employees were allowed to use additions which affect the capacity and safe operation of powered industrial trucks without first obtaining the approval of the manufacturer of the powered industrial truck.

Issued

2024-01-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.36(g)(2):Exit access(es) were not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points.  a) 4040 Ashland Avenue, Pensacola, FL, Shipping/Receiving area; On or about December 19, 2023 and times prior the employer failed to ensure exit access leading to an exit was at least 28 inches wide at all points.

Issued

2024-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(g)(1):An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:  a) 4040 Ashland Avenue, Pensacola, FL; On or about December 19, 2023, and times prior the employer failed to provide employees with an educational program to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.

Issued

2024-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1)(ii):The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:  a) 4040 Ashland Avenue, Pensacola, FL, Bay 1; On or about December 19, 2023 and times prior the employer failed to ensure the working space around electrical panels were not used for storage of materials and equipment.

Issued

2024-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2):The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:  a) 4040 Ashland Avenue, Pensacola, FL; On or about December 19, 2023 and times prior the employer failed to verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that identified the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and which identified the document as a certification of hazard assessment for areas including, but not limited to, the shipping/receiving area.

Issued

2024-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1): The employer did not provide training for each employee who uses personal fall protection systems or who is required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart before any employee is exposed to a fall hazard. And/or the employer did not ensure employees are trained in the requirements of this paragraph on or before May 17, 2017.  a) 4040 Ashland Avenue, Pensacola, FL, Main Floor; On or about December 19, 2023 and times prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards up to 5 feet in that the employer did not did not train employees on fall hazards before they used a portable ladder.