OSHA Inspection: RPN CONCRETE, INC

Issued

Apr 9, 2025

Abate by

May 28, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $3,093 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration: Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person:   On or about 10/18/24, at 4 Sloans Curve Drive, in the city of Palm Beach, Florida, three employees applying stucco to a residential home were exposed to 19.5 feet in height or more fall hazards due to the lack of a competent person in scaffolding during the erection and dismantling of a scaffold.

Issued

Apr 9, 2025

Abate by

May 28, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $3,093 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:  Instance 2: On or about 10/18/24, at 4 Sloans Curve Drive, in the city of Palm Beach, Florida, an employee applying stucco on the west wall overhang was exposed to a 19.5 feet fall hazard due to lack of fall protection while working from a platform during the application of stucco on a residential home.

Issued

Apr 9, 2025

Abate by

May 28, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $3,093 Reduced

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 or about 10/18/24, at 4 Sloans Curve Drive, in the city of Palm Beach, Florida, three employees were exposed to 19.5 feet fall hazards due to lack of scaffolding training while applying stucco on a residential home.

Issued

Apr 9, 2025

Abate by

May 28, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,256 · Current $2,651 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):   Instance 1: On or about 10/18/24, at 4 Sloans Curve Drive, in the city of Palm Beach, Florida, employees were exposed to 11 feet fall hazard due to lack of fall protection during the application of stucco on a residential home.

Issued

Apr 9, 2025

Abate by

May 28, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $3,093 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:   On or about 10/18/24, at 4 Sloans Curve Drive, in the city of Palm Beach, Florida, three employees were exposed to 19.5 feet fall hazard due to lack of fall protection training while applying stucco on a residential home.

Issued

Apr 9, 2025

Abate by

May 28, 2025

Penalty

Initial $398 · Current $241 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program that included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):    On or about 10/18/24, at 4 Sloans Curve Drive, in the city of Palm Beach, Florida, the employer did not develop and implement a written Hazard Communication Program (HAZCOM) for employees potentially exposed to hazards such as silica while mixing stucco cement at the jobsite.