OSHA Inspection: FLORIDA SAFETY CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

2019-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7501.00 · Current $5251.00 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:    a.    On or about April 8, 2019, in the trench, an employee working below the moving bucket of the Bobcat E85 excavator was exposed to a head injury hazard from the bucket in that he was not wearing a protective helmet.

Issued

2019-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $26255.00 · Current $18379.00 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.    On or about April 8, 2019, in the 6-feet and 4-inches deep excavation, two pipelayer employees were exposed to a cave-in hazard in that the sidewalls were not protected from collapse by a protective system.  Florida Safety contractors, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1213802, Serious citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on April 12, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at the corner of SR 207 and Dancy Avenue, Hastings, Florida.