OSHA Inspection: QGS DEVELOPMENT INC.

Issued

Jul 25, 2025

Penalty

Initial $5,296 · Current $3,972 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 worksite, located near Hidden Hammock Loop Parrish, FL 34219; On or about 3/25/25, the employer exposed employees to struck by hazards in that head protection was not provided for employees conducting sewer line repair operations within an excavation approximately 16ft in depth.

Issued

Jul 25, 2025

Penalty

Initial $6,621 · Current $4,965 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(j)(1):Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face:  a.) At the worksite, located near Hidden Hammock Loop Parrish, FL 34219; On or about 3/25/25, the employer exposed employees to engulfment and crushing hazards in that employees were conducting sewer line repair operations within an excavation approximately 16ft in depth with an excavation face wall unstable and fissuring.

Issued

Jul 25, 2025

Penalty

Initial $5,296 · Current $3,972 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a.) At the worksite, located near Hidden Hammock Loop Parrish, FL 34219; On or about 3/25/25, the employer exposed employees to engulfment and fall hazards in that an extension ladder did not extend 3 ft past the landing surface for employees conducting sewer line repair operations within an excavation approximately 16ft in depth.

Issued

Jul 25, 2025

Penalty

Initial $90,794 · Current $68,096 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.) At the worksite, located near Hidden Hammock Loop Parrish, FL 34219; On or about 3/25/25, the employer exposed employees to struck by and crushing hazards in that an excavator and loose soil were left unsecured on the excavation edge while sewer line repair operations were being conducted within an excavation approximately 16ft in depth.

Issued

Jul 25, 2025

Penalty

Initial $90,794 · Current $68,096 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.) At the worksite, located near Hidden Hammock Loop Parrish, FL 34219; On or about 3/25/25, the employer exposed employees to engulfment and crushing hazards in that employees were not provided with a cave in protection systems while conducting sewer line repair operations within an excavation approximately 16ft in depth.