OSHA Inspection: APC CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC

Issued

Jan 27, 2026

Abate by

Feb 23, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $3,972

Hazardous substances 8330

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s);  a.  On or about August 4, 2025 at 1020 Emerald Creek Drive, Valrico, Florida, the employer did not ensure that a competent person conducted an inspection of the job site to identify heat related hazards and implement means to prevent heat-related illnesses.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of high heat from the sun during the performance of their job duties, including roof repairs (shingles and decking).  The calculated Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) ranged from 25?- 31? (77? to 87?) and a calculated heat index of 28?-39? (83 ? to 103?) while working outdoors for approximately 4 hours performing moderate to heavy manual labor and wearing long sleeve shirts and long pants. Such exposures are likely to lead to the development of serious heat-related illnesses such as, but not limited to, heat cramps, heat stress, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.  b.  On or about August 4, 2025 at 1020 Emerald Creek Drive, Valrico Florida 33596, the employer did not ensure that frequent and regular inspections were conducted by a competent person to identify fall hazards.

Issued

Jan 27, 2026

Abate by

Feb 23, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $3,972

Hazardous substances 8330

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a.  On or about August 4, 2025 at 1020 Emerald Creek Drive, Valrico, Florida,  the employer did not train employees in the recognition and avoidance of heat related hazards.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of high heat from the sun during the performance of their job duties, including roof repairs (shingles and decking).  The calculated Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) ranged from 25?- 31? (77? to 87?) and a calculated heat index of 28?-39? (83 ? to 103?) while working outdoors for approximately 4 hours performing moderate to heavy manual labor and wearing long sleeve shirts and long pants. Such exposures are likely to lead to the development of serious heat-related illnesses such as, but not limited to, heat cramps, heat stress, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.

Issued

Jan 27, 2026

Abate by

Feb 23, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $3,972

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:   a.  On or about August 4, 2025 at 1020 Emerald Creek Drive, Valrico, Florida, employees using pneumatic nail guns and saws while installing roof shingles were not wearing eye protection, exposing to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jan 27, 2026

Abate by

Feb 23, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $3,972

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.   a.  On or about August 4, 2025 at 1020 Emerald Creek Drive, Valrico, Florida, employees were exposed to a 10 to 15 foot fall hazard while involve in roof repairs (removing and installing shingles and decking) on the 5 in 12 pitched (vertical to horizontal) roof, in that, fall protection was not used.

Issued

Jan 27, 2026

Abate by

Feb 23, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $3,972

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.  On or about August 4, 2025 at 1020 Emerald Creek Drive, Valrico, Florida, employees engaged in roof repairs, including removing and installing shingles and decking, on a 5:12 pitched roof were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 10 to 15 feet. The employer failed to provide training to employees on how to recognize and minimize fall hazards.

Issued

Jan 27, 2026

Abate by

Feb 23, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $3,972

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. On August 3 and 4 2025, at 1020 Emerald Creek Drive, Valrico, Florida, employees involved in residential roof work were exposed to a 10-ft. fall hazard, in that, the multi-position ladder did not extended 3 feet above the landing surface of the roof.

Issued

Jan 27, 2026

Abate by

Feb 23, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,838 · Current $2,838

Hazardous substances 8330

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    a.  On or about August 4, 2025 at 1020 Emerald Creek Drive, Valrico, Florida, the employer failed to report to OSHA within eight (8) hours a work-related fatality.