OSHA Inspection: FREEDOM CONSTRUCTION OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC

Issued

Jul 2, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $3,387 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).  On a scaffold at a residence, located at 6520 Simone Shores Cir., Apollo Beach, Florida 33572: On or about 5/7/24, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that working levels of the scaffold were not fully planked while performing roofing work.

Issued

Jul 2, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 a scaffold at a residence, located at 6520 Simone Shores Cir., Apollo Beach, Florida 33572: On or about 5/7/24, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that the scaffold legs did not bear base plates while performing roofing work.

Issued

Jul 2, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1): When 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 other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.   On a scaffold at a residence, located at 6520 Simone Shores Cir., Apollo Beach, Florida 33572: On or about 5/7/24, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that a safe access point was not installed while performing roofing work.

Issued

Jul 2, 2024

Abate by

Jul 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds 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:   On a scaffold at a residence, located at 6520 Simone Shores Cir., Apollo Beach, Florida 33572: On or about 5/7/24, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that a competent person inspection was not performed on the scaffold before starting roofing work.

Issued

Jul 2, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:   On a scaffold at a residence, located at 6520 Simone Shores Cir., Apollo Beach, Florida 33572: On or about 5/7/24, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that fall protection was not used while employees were on the scaffolding.

Issued

Jul 2, 2024

Abate by

Jul 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 a scaffold at a residence, located at 6520 Simone Shores Cir., Apollo Beach, Florida 33572: On or about 5/7/24, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that employees were not trained on how to recognize and minimize fall hazards while performing roofing work.

Issued

Jul 2, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $3,387 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 (b):    On a scaffold at a residence, located at 6520 Simone Shores Cir., Apollo Beach, Florida 33572: On or about 5/7/24, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that fall protection was not used while performing roofing work.