OSHA Inspection: UMBERTO CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

Apr 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,903 Reduced

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   a.) At the worksite, located at 234 Bangsberg Rd SE Port Charlotte, FL 33952; On or about 2/15/24, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that unauthorized and untrained personnel were authorized to mount on top of a unsecured wooden pallet and be lifted by a Genie- GTH 636 telescoping forklift that was utilized to lift employees and materials approximately 16 feet in order to perform sheathing and framing operations on the 3rd level of a newly constructed residential home.

Issued

Apr 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,903 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  a.) At the worksite, located at 234 Bangsberg Rd SE Port Charlotte, FL 33952; On or about 2/15/24, the employer exposed employees to struck by hazards, in that head protection was not used while overhead framing and sheeting operations were conducted on a newly constructed residential home with an aerial lift, pneumatic nail guns, plywood wood and hammers.

Issued

Apr 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,148 · Current $2,489 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  a.) At the worksite, located at 234 Bangsberg Rd SE Port Charlotte, FL 33952; On or about 2/15/24, the employer exposed employees to struck by hazards, in that eye protection was not provided while overhead framing and sheeting operations were conducted on a newly constructed residential home with pneumatic nail guns and hammers.

Issued

Apr 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,903 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(v):Fork-lifts were used to support scaffold platforms while the entire platform was not attached to the fork and the fork-lift was moved horizontally while the platform was occupied:  a.) At the worksite, located at 234 Bangsberg Rd SE Port Charlotte, FL 33952; On or about 2/15/24, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that a wooden pallet was not attached and lifted by a Genie- GTH 636 telescoping forklift and utilized as a support scaffold platform, lifting employees and materials approximately 16 feet in order to perform sheathing and framing operations on the 3rd level of a newly constructed residential home.

Issued

Apr 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,903 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:  a.) At the worksite, located at 234 Bangsberg Rd SE Port Charlotte, FL 33952; On or about 2/15/24, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that fall protection was not utilized or provided for employees performing sheathing and framing operations at approximately 16 feet on a newly constructed residential home.  b.) At the worksite, located at 234 Bangsberg Rd SE Port Charlotte, FL 33952; On or about 2/15/24, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that fall protection was not utilized or provided for employees being lifted by a Genie- GTH 636 telescoping forklift onto a newly constructed residential home.

Issued

Apr 29, 2024

Abate by

May 16, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $2,903 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  a.) At the worksite, located at 234 Bangsberg Rd SE Port Charlotte, FL 33952; On or about 2/15/24, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that fall protection training was not utilized or provided for employees performing sheathing and framing operations at approximately 16 feet on a newly constructed residential home.

Issued

Apr 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,148 · Current $2,489 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a.)At the worksite, located at 234 Bangsberg Rd SE Port Charlotte, FL 33952; On or about 2/15/24, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 10ft, in that the portable ladder used to access the work area was not extended 3 feet above the upper landing surface.