OSHA Inspection: GILCON MATERIALS LLC

Issued

2026-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2838.00 · Current $2838.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(c): The employer did not provide, and ensure each employee uses, a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces:  (a) By the excavator platform at the site, located at 2211 17th Street East, Palmetto, FL, 34221, on or about 2/12/2026, the employer exposed employees to trip and struck-by hazards, as employees accessing the excavator had to climb over a pile of concrete rubble.

Issued

2026-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3405.00 · Current $3405.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.23(b)(1): The employer did not ensure that ladder rungs, steps, and cleats  are parallel, level, and uniformly spaced when the ladder is in position for use:  (a) On the crusher at the site, located at 2211 17th Street East, Palmetto, FL, 34221, on or about 2/12/2026, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, as the ladder in use on the crusher did not have all of its rungs and steps kept parallel, level, and uniformly spaced.

Issued

2026-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $3972.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(11): The employer did not ensure that portable ladders used to gain access to an upper landing surface that have side rails that extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface:  (a) On the excavator platform at the site, located at 2211 17th Street East, Palmetto, FL, 34221, on or about 2/12/2026, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, as the rails of an extension ladder used by employees to access an approximately 18 foot tall platform extended approximately 6 inches above the upper landing surface.

Issued

2026-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $3972.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  (a) On the excavator platform at the site, located at 2211 17th Street East, Palmetto, FL, 34221, on or about 2/12/2026, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, as an approximately 18 foot tall platform was accessed by employees to use the excavator with no form of fall protection.

Issued

2026-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1702.00 · Current $1702.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:  (a) At the site, in the yard, located at 2211 17th Street East, Palmetto, FL, 34221, on or about 2/12/2026, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, as employees operating the Caterpillar GC40K, Serial # AT8700529, and Nasco DMT10, Serial # J2-0994-1311, forklifts at the site had not completed a training program that included formal instruction prior to beginning their operation.

Issued

2026-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1702.00 · Current $1702.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  (a) At the site, in the yard, located at 2211 17th Street East, Palmetto, FL, 34221, on or about 2/12/2026, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, as employees operating the Caterpillar GC40K, Serial # AT8700529, and Nasco DMT10, Serial # J2-0994-1311, forklifts at the site did not have any certification showing that they had been trained and evaluated in their operation.

Issued

2026-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2838.00 · Current $2838.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s):  (a) At the site, in the yard, located at 2211 17th Street East, Palmetto, FL, 34221, on or about 2/12/2026, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, as brakes and hydraulic system for the Nasco DMT10 forklift, Serial # J2-0994-1311, are defective and it has not been taken out of service and is still being operated by employees.

Issued

2026-06-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2838.00 · Current $2838.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs seven feet or less from the floor level were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the belt:   (a)  By the crusher at the site, located at 2211 17th Street East, Palmetto, FL, 34221, on or about 2/12/2026, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, as the moving parts for the crusher conveyer belt were not enclosed by a guard.

Issued

2026-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2270.00 · Current $2270.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):  (a) By the crusher at the site, located at 2211 17th Street East, Palmetto, FL, 34221, on or about 2/12/2026, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, as a pulley for a motor on ground level was not enclosed by a guard.