OSHA Inspection: WEST COAST SIDING UNLIMITED, LLC

Issued

2026-03-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $478.00 · Current $478.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  a)  On or about March 5, 2026, the employer failed to submit documentation and certification of corrective actions, for  Serious Citation 1, items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 issued on January 23, 2026 with an abatement due date of February 19, 2026.

Issued

2026-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16550.00 · Current $16550.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(a)(1): The employer permitted employees to work in close proximity to energized, unguarded, and ungrounded electric power circuits that the employee could contact in the course of their work:   a) At the job site located at 6520 Sabal Dr., Sarasota, Florida: On or about 07/31/2025, the employer exposed employees to an electrocution hazard while performing gutter installation work; in that, the employer did not ensure that the employee and conductive objects such as the gutter were kept at least 10 feet away from an unguarded, energized 7.62 kV overhead powerline.

Issued

2026-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $3972.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(a)(3):The employer began work without determining if employees could contact any part of an energized circuit and did not post warning signs and advise employees of the location of the circuit, hazards, and protective measures they need to take.  a) At the site located at 6520 Sabal Dr., Sarasota, Florida: On or about 07/31/2025, the employer exposed employees to an electrocution hazard, in that, employees did not conduct a hazard analysis before using a 40-foot aluminum extension ladder approximately 16 feet 6 inches away from an unguarded energized power line and while handling a 40-foot metal gutter.

Issued

2026-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $3972.00

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):  a) At the site located at 6520 Sabal Dr., Sarasota, Florida: On or about 07/31/2025, the employer exposed employees to a fall hazard, in that, employees were conducting gutter installation work on a surface with a fall height of approximately 22 feet. 4 inches. without the use of fall protection.

Issued

2026-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $3972.00

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:  a) At the site located at 6520 Sabal Dr., Sarasota, Florida: On or about 07/31/2025, the employer exposed employees to a fall hazard, in that, employees performing gutter installation work on a surface with a fall height of approximately 22 feet 4 inches without having received training on the recognition and avoidance of fall hazards prior to starting the work.

Issued

2026-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $3972.00

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 site located at 6520 Sabal Dr., Sarasota, Florida: On or about 07/31/2025, the employer exposed employees to a fall hazard, in that, employees were using an extension ladder to access the balcony without the side rails being extended at least 3 feet above the landing surface.

Issued

2026-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $3972.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(12): Ladders used where the employee or the ladder could contact exposed energized electrical equipment did not have nonconductive siderails:  a) At the site located at 6520 Sabal Dr., Sarasota, Florida: On or about 07/31/2025, the employer exposed employees to an electrocution hazard, in that, employees were using a 40-foot aluminum extension ladder approximately 16 feet 6 inches away from an unguarded energized power line and while handling a 40-foot metal gutter.

Issued

2026-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $3972.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  a) At the site located at 6520 Sabal Dr., Sarasota, Florida: On or about 07/31/2025, employees performing gutter installation had not been through a ladder training program; in that, employees utilized a conductive ladder in proximity to unguarded and energized overhead power lines, exposing employees to fall and electrocution hazards.