OSHA Inspection: RL JAMES INC. GENERAL CONTRACTOR

Issued

2024-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7467.00 · Current $3734.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns.  a) On or about March 5, 2024, at Plantation Beach Club at South Sea Island Resort, located at 5400 Plantation Road, Captiva, FL, at or near Plantation Beach Club buildings 1009 - 1026:  The employer exposed employees at ground level to struck-by hazards in that hard hats were not utilized while employees were performing railing work above.

Issued

2024-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13066.00 · Current $6533.00 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)  a)  On or about March 5, 2024, at Plantation Beach Club at South Sea Island Resort, located at 5400 Plantation Road, Captiva, FL, at or near Plantation Beach Club buildings 1009 - 1026:  the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 13 feet from supported scaffolds in that working platforms were not fully planked.

Issued

2024-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13066.00 · Current $6533.00 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:  a) On or about March 5, 2024, at Plantation Beach Club at South Sea Island Resort, located at 5400 Plantation Road, Captiva, FL, at or near Plantation Beach Club buildings 1009 - 1026, the employer exposed employees working from a supported scaffold to fall hazards in that base plates and mud sills were not installed.

Issued

2024-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13066.00 · Current $6533.00 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.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.  a) On or about March 5, 2024, at Plantation Beach Club at South Sea Island Resort, located at 5400 Plantation Road, Captiva, FL, at or near Plantation Beach Club buildings 1009 - 1026, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards while accessing supported scaffolding, in that a suitable access point was not provided requiring the employees to climb the cross bracing for access.

Issued

2024-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13066.00 · Current $6533.00 Reduced

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:  a)  On or about March 5, 2024, at Plantation Beach Club at South Sea Island Resort, located at 5400 Plantation Road, Captiva, FL, at or near Plantation Beach Club buildings 1009 - 1026, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards from a supported scaffold in that a competent person did not perform an inspection of the scaffold before the shift began.

Issued

2024-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13066.00 · Current $6533.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1):  Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level.  a)  On or about March 5, 2024, at Plantation Beach Club at South Sea Island Resort, located at 5400 Plantation Road, Captiva, FL, at or near Plantation Beach Club buildings 1009 - 1026: , the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately 13 feet from supported scaffolds, in that no means of fall protection was provided.

Issued

2024-07-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-08-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13066.00 · Current $6533.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.   a) On or about March 5, 2024, at Plantation Beach Club at South Sea Island Resort, located at 5400 Plantation Road, Captiva, FL, at or near Plantation Beach Club buildings 1009 - 1026:  the employer exposed an employee to fall hazards of approximately 17 feet, in that, the employer did not ensure that the employee used fall protection while he was performing railing work.