OSHA Inspection: HOSPITALITY PROJECT SERVICES, LLC

Issued

2024-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6913.00 · Current $5762.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.56(a): While work was in progress, construction areas, ramps, runways, corridors, offices, shops or storage areas were not lighted to the minimum illumination intensities as listed in Table D-3 of 29 CFR 1926.56:  a) On or about July 30, 2024, at 5655 Fresh Springs Lane, Melbourne, FL: employees were exposed to trip and falls hazards while traversing the north emergency stairwell  to and from the ground floor to the working floors, and stairwell was not properly illuminated .

Issued

2024-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11524.00 · Current $5762.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.   a. On or about July 30, 2024, at the 5-story hotel project, four (4) floors elevator lobby areas: the employer did not enforce the use of fall protection while employees walk/work near the unprotected edges of the elevator shafts, exposing employees to an approximate 19 ft. fall hazards to the floor below.  b. On or about July 30, 2024, at the 5-story hotel project: the employer did not enforce the use of fall protection while employees traversed the hallways of the project with unprotected interior wall openings, exposing employees to an approximate 15 ft. fall hazards to the floor below.