OSHA Inspection: VELASCO EVOLUTION CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Apr 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,531 · Current $3,872 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.25(a):During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs,  debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:  a.) At the jobsite, located at 11484 Brook Edge Ave Lot 37 Riverview, FL 33569; On or about 2/22/24, the employer exposed employees to trip and fall hazards, in that, site housekeeping was not provided for workers in passageways and around the building while conducting residential home framing and sheathing operations with lumber, plywood, wood debris, ladders and nail guns lay scattered on the walking work floor surface.

Issued

Apr 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,452 · Current $4,516 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:  a.) At the jobsite, located at 11484 Brook Edge Ave Lot 37 Riverview, FL 33569; On or about 2/22/24, the employer exposed employees to struck by hazards, in that, head protection was not provided for workers working and walking on the ground surface around the residential home while overhead residential home framing and sheathing operations were conducted with lumber, plywood, nail guns, ladders and saws.

Issued

Apr 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,531 · Current $3,872 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles:  a.) At the jobsite, located at 11484 Brook Edge Ave Lot 37 Riverview, FL 33569; On or about 2/22/24, the employer exposed employees to struck by hazards, in that, eye protection was not used or provided while conducting residential home framing and sheathing operations with pneumatic nail guns, saws and hammer drills.

Issued

Apr 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,452 · Current $4,516 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 jobsite, located at 11484 Brook Edge Ave Lot 37 Riverview, FL 33569; On or about 2/22/24, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that, fall protection was not used or provided for employees while conducting residential home framing and sheathing operations approximately 11 ft and standing near the second floor edge of a newly built residential home.

Issued

Apr 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,531 · Current $3,872 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 jobsite, located at 11484 Brook Edge Ave Lot 37 Riverview, FL 33569; On or about 2/22/24, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards,in that fall protection certification training records were not provided for employees conducting framing and sheathing operations at approximately 11 ft. while reaching and standing near the second level edges of a newly built residential home.

Issued

Apr 30, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,531 · Current $3,872 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1052(c)(1):Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail and one stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:  a.) At the jobsite, located at 11484 Brook Edge Ave Lot 37 Riverview, FL 33569; On or about 2/22/24, the employer exposed employees to approximately 8ft and 6 ft fall hazards, in that handrail systems were not provided for the internal staircase used to access the second level of the newly built residential home.