OSHA Inspection: SITEK, LLC

Issued

2024-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5071.00 · Current $2536.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2):The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a) On or about July 1, 2024, at the jobsite located at 4593 Power Center Lane Orlando, FL 32839: employees were exposed to cave in hazards while working in an excavation 60' long x 25' wide and 7' deep on the east side and 10' deep on the west side, with near vertical walls, in class C soil, in that, employees did not receive training on excavation and trenching hazards.

Issued

2024-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5071.00 · Current $2536.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(c)(2):A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:  a) On or about July 1, 2024, at the jobsite: the employer allowed employees to work in an excavation without a stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress located in an excavation 60' long x 25' wide and 7' deep on the east side and 10' deep on the west side, with near vertical walls, in class C soil, exposing employees to crushing hazards.

Issued

2024-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-10-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5071.00 · Current $2536.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(h)(1):Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation.  a) On or about July 1, 2024, at the jobsite: the employer allowed employees to work in an excavation 60' long x 25' wide and 7' deep on the east side and 10' deep on the west side, with near vertical walls, in class C soil in which there was accumulated water, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation.

Issued

2024-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5071.00 · Current $2536.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(j)(2):Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.  a) On or about July 1, 2024, at the jobsite: the employer allowed employees to work in an excavation without the excavated materials at least 2 feet from the edge of an excavation 60' long x 25' wide and 7' deep on the east side and 10' deep on the west side, with near vertical walls, in class C soil, exposing employees to crushing and struck by hazards.

Issued

2024-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4056.00 · Current $2028.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.   a) On or about July 1, 2024, at the jobsite: employees were exposed to a 7 foot fall hazard, while accessing and egressing the reclaim # 3 concrete tank (13' long 7' wide and 7' tall), in that, the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface being accessed.

Issued

2024-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14195.00 · Current $7098.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.652(a)(1):Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c).  a) On or about July 1, 2024, at the jobsite: employees were exposed to crush-by hazards while working in an excavation 60' long x 25' wide and 7' deep on the east side and 10' deep on the west side, with near vertical walls, in class C soil, in that, cave-in protection was not provided.   Sitek, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.652(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1734071, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 06-10-2024, with respect to a workplace located at North W Corner of Orange Blossom Trail and Sand Lake Rd, Orlando, FL 32809.

Issued

2024-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8112.00 · Current $4056.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.  a) On or about July 1, 2024, at the jobsite: employees were exposed to a 7 foot fall hazard while accessing and egressing the reclaim # 3 concrete tank 13' long 7' wide and 7' tall, inside the excavation on the east side, in that, the employer allowed employees to use a defective ladder which was missing its top rung.  Sitek, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.1053(b)(15), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1734071, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 06-10-2024, with respect to a workplace located at North W Corner of Orange Blossom Trail and Sand Lake Rd, Orlando, FL 32809.