OSHA Inspection: FUNEZ PLASTERING INC.

Issued

May 7, 2026

Abate by

Jun 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $2,382 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  On or about December 16, 2025, on the site of a new residential structure located at 544 Warren Lane, Key Biscayne, Florida, employees performing stucco application work upon fabricated frame scaffolding were exposed to struck-by and electrocution hazards when working under other employees on the scaffold and working within 10 feet of uninsulated overhead powerlines while not wearing protective helmets.

Issued

May 7, 2026

Abate by

Jun 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $2,382 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):  On or about December 16, 2025, on the site of a new residential structure located at 544 Warren Lane, Key Biscayne, Florida, employees performing stucco application work upon fabricated frame scaffolding were exposed to fall hazards up to 24 feet while working from scaffolding that was not fully planked.

Issued

May 7, 2026

Abate by

Jun 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,270 · Current $1,362 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  On or about December 16, 2025, on the site of a new residential structure located at 544 Warren Lane, Key Biscayne, Florida, employees performing stucco application work upon fabricated frame scaffolding were exposed to fall hazards due to mudsills not being placed beneath all baseplates of the scaffold bearing on soil.

Issued

May 7, 2026

Abate by

Jun 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $2,382 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. Cross braces were used as a means of access:  On or about December 16, 2025, on the site of a new residential structure located at 544 Warren Lane, Key Biscayne, Florida, employees performing stucco application work upon fabricated frame scaffolding were exposed to fall hazards up to 24 feet while climbing the scaffold frames and cross braces to gain access to the work level platforms of the scaffold due to not having a climbing ladder on site.

Issued

May 7, 2026

Abate by

Jun 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $2,382 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:  On or about December 16, 2025, on the site of a new residential structure located at 544 Warren Lane, Key Biscayne, Florida, employees performing stucco application work upon fabricated frame scaffolding were exposed to fall hazards up to 24 feet while not being protected from falling to the lower level by the use of guardrails on all sections of the scaffold.

Issued

May 7, 2026

Abate by

Jun 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  On or about December 16, 2025, on the site of a new residential structure located at 544 Warren Lane, Key Biscayne, Florida, employees performing stucco application work upon fabricated frame scaffolding were exposed to fall hazards up to 24 feet due to the scaffolding not being inspected daily by a competent person for any visible defects.

Issued

May 7, 2026

Abate by

Jun 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $2,382 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6) [Note: Specify distances as indicated in table in paragraph (f)(6) of this section]:  On or about December 16, 2025, on the site of a new residential structure located at 544 Warren Lane, Key Biscayne, Florida, employees performing stucco application work upon fabricated frame scaffolding were exposed to electrocution hazards due to the scaffolding being erected directly below and within 10 feet of live uninsulated overhead powerlines energized with 7,620 volts.

Issued

May 7, 2026

Abate by

Jun 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $2,382 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 December 16, 2025, on the site of a new residential structure located at 544 Warren Lane, Key Biscayne, Florida, employees performing stucco application work upon fabricated frame scaffolding were exposed to fall hazards up to 24 feet due to the scaffolding not being erected, moved, dismantled, or altered by a competent person and by trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.

Issued

May 7, 2026

Abate by

Jun 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 December 16, 2025, on the site of a new residential structure located at 544 Warren Lane, Key Biscayne, Florida, employees performing stucco application work upon fabricated frame scaffolding were exposed to fall hazards up to 24 feet prior to being provided training for the hazards associated with the scaffolds and the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.

Issued

May 7, 2026

Abate by

Jun 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $209 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  On or about December 16, 2025, on the site of a new residential structure located at 544 Warren Lane, Key Biscayne, Florida, employees were using chemicals including, but not limited to, Titebond Subfloor Construction Adhesive and Titan America Stucco Cement while the employer did not maintain the safety data sheets (SDS) for those products at the worksite.