OSHA Inspection: NC BRIDGE CORPORATION

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Abate by

Jan 7, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $8,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.410(a)(1):Each dive team member did not have the experience or training necessary to perform assigned tasks in a safe and healthful manner as reference by the note contained in 1926. 1076:  a)  On or around June 11, 2025, at Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge, SR-20, EBRO, FL 32437; employees conducted diving operations for underwater bridge repair without the employer ensuring that the employees had training or experience on the tasks being performed.

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Abate by

Jan 7, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $8,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.410(c)(1):The employer or an employee designated by the employer was not at the dive location in charge of all aspects of the diving operation affecting the safety and health of dive team members as referenced by the note contained in 1926.1076:   a)  On or around June 11, 2025, at Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge, SR-20, EBRO, FL 32437; employees conducted diving operations for underwater bridge repair without anyone present at the dive location designated to be in charge of the dive.

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Abate by

Jan 7, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $8,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.420(a):The employer did not develop and maintain a safe practices manual as referenced by the note contained in 1926.1080:  a)  On or around June 11, 2025, at Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge, SR-20, EBRO, FL 32437; employees conducted diving operations for underwater bridge repair without the employer first developing a safe practices manual.

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Abate by

Jan 7, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $8,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.421(d)(2): Planning of a diving operation did not include an assessment of the safety and health aspects of surface and underwater conditions as referenced by the note contained in 1926.1081:   a)  On or around June 11, 2025, at Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge, SR-20, EBRO, FL 32437; employees conducted diving operations for underwater bridge repair without the employer first assessing the conditions of the water's surface and working area underwater.

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Abate by

Jan 7, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $8,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.421(d)(5): Planning of a diving operation did not include an assessment of the safety and health aspects of the diving equipment and systems as referenced by the note contained in 1926.1081:   a)  On or around June 11, 2025, at Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge, SR-20, EBRO, FL 32437; employees conducted diving operations for underwater bridge repair without the employer requiring a proper inspection of the diving equipment.

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Abate by

Jan 7, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $8,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.421(d)(6):Planning of a diving operation did not include an assessment of the safety and health aspects of the dive team assignments and physical fitness of dive team members (including any impairment known to the employer) as referenced by the note contained in 1926.1081:   a)  On or around June 11, 2025, at Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge, SR-20, EBRO, FL 32437; employees conducted diving operations for underwater bridge repair without the employer conducting physical fitness checks pre-dive and post dive.

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Abate by

Jan 7, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.421(f)(2): Prior to making individual dive team assignments, the employer did not indicate to a dive team member the procedure for reporting physical problems or adverse physiological effects during  and after the dive as referenced by the note contained in 1926.1081:    a)  On or around June 11, 2025, at Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge, SR-20, EBRO, FL 32437; employees conducted diving operations for underwater bridge repair without the employer indicating to the dive team members the procedure for reporting physical problems or adverse physiological effects during and after the dive.

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Abate by

Dec 22, 2025

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $8,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.421(d)(9):Planning of a diving operation did not include an assessment of the safety and health aspects of the emergency procedures as referenced by the note contained in 1926.1081:   a)  On or around June 11, 2025, at Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge, SR-20, EBRO, FL 32437; employees conducted diving operations for underwater bridge repair without having assessed and established emergency procedures prior to dives.

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Abate by

Jan 7, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $8,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.422(b)(1):The employer did not provide a means capable of supporting the diver for entering and exiting the water as referenced by the note contained in 1926.1082:  a)  On or around June 11, 2025, at Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge, SR-20, EBRO, FL 32437; employees conducted diving operations for underwater bridge repair without means to enter and exit the water.

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Abate by

Jan 7, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $8,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.422(c)(1)(i):An operational two-way Communication system was not provided during a surface supplied air or mixed-gas between the diver and a dive team member at the dive location as referenced by the note contained in 1926.1082:     a)  On or around June 11, 2025, at Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge, SR-20, EBRO, FL 32437; employees conducted diving operations for underwater bridge repair without a two-way communication system.

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Abate by

Jan 7, 2026

Penalty

Initial $11,823 · Current $5,912 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.423(b)(1)(i):The employer did not check the physical condition of the diver after the completion of a dive as referenced by the note contained in 1926.1083:   a)  On or around June 11, 2025, at Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge, SR-20, EBRO, FL 32437; employees conducted diving operations for underwater bridge repair without the employer checking on the physical condition of the divers.

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Abate by

Dec 22, 2025

Penalty

Initial $11,823 · Current $5,912 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.423(d)(1): The following information was not recorded and maintained for each diving operation as referenced by the note contained in 1926.1083:    a)  On or around June 11, 2025, at Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge, SR-20, EBRO, FL 32437; employees conducted diving operations for underwater bridge repair without the employer recording the following information following each diving operation: (1)Name(s) of dive team members including designated person-in-charge; (2) Date, time, and location; (3) Diving modes used; (4) General nature of work performed; (5) Approximate underwater and surface conditions (visibility, water temperature and current); and (6) Maximum depth and bottom time for each diver.

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Abate by

Jan 7, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $8,275 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.425(c)(1):Each surface-supplied air diver was not continuously tended while in the water as referenced by the note contained in 1926.1085:    a)  On or around June 11, 2025, at Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge, SR-20, EBRO, FL 32437; employees conducted surface-supplied air diving operations for underwater bridge repair without being continuously tended.

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Abate by

Jan 7, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $8,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.430(a)(2): Equipment modification(s), test(s), calibration(s), or maintenance service were not recorded using a tagging or logging system as referenced by the note contained in 1926.1090:   a)  On or around June 11, 2025, at Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge, SR-20, EBRO, FL 32437; employees conducted diving operations for underwater bridge repair without the employer recording any type of maintenance or inspections of diving equipment.

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Abate by

Jan 7, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $8,275 Reduced

Hazardous substances 0560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.430(b)(2): Air compressor intakes were not located away from areas containing exhaust or other contaminants:  a)  On or around June 11, 2025, at Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge, SR-20, EBRO, FL 32437; the intake for the air compressor used for surface-supplied air diving operations was not located away from areas containing exhaust and/or other contaminants.

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Abate by

Jan 7, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $8,275 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.430(b)(4):The output of air compressor systems was not tested for air purity every six months by means of samples taken at the connection to the distribution system as referenced by the note contained in 1926.1090:   a)  On or around June 11, 2025, at Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge, SR-20, EBRO, FL 32437; employees conducted diving operations for underwater bridge repair without the employer testing for air purity from the compressor.

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Abate by

Jan 7, 2026

Penalty

Initial $11,823 · Current $5,912 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(4):In job site areas where harmful plants or animals were present, employees who may be exposed were not instructed regarding the potential hazards, and how to avoid injury, and the first aid procedures to be used in the event of injury.  a)  On or around June 11, 2025, at Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge, SR-20, EBRO, FL 32437; employees conducted diving operations for underwater bridge repair without the employer instructing employees on the potential hazards, how to avoid injury, and first aid procedures to be used in the event of an injury.

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Penalty

Initial $11,823 · Current $5,912 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(1):The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident:  On or about June 11, 2025, the employer failed to report a death of an employee within 8 hours to OSHA.

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Abate by

Dec 22, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.440(b)(1):The employer did not make available for inspection and copying records or documents required by this standard as reference by the note contained in 1926. 1091:   a) Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge, SR-20, EBRO, FL 32437, On or around June 11, 2025, the employer did not provided documentation required by diving standard such as but not limited to safe practice manual, first-aid procedures, dive records, post diving evaluations, and equipment inspections.

Issued

Dec 8, 2025

Abate by

Dec 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1):Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area as reference by the note contained in 1926.59:  a) Olan Rex Ferguson Bridge, SR-20, EBRO, FL 32437, On or around June 11, 2025, the employer did not provide effective information and training on chemicals in use at the workplace.