| Inspection Type |
Referral
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2019-08-28
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| Emphasis |
L: FALL
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| Case Closed |
2023-01-13
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Related Activity
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
1491172 |
| Safety |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Repeat |
| Standard Cited |
19260501 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2020-02-07 |
| Current Penalty |
10178.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
10178.0 |
| Final Order |
2020-03-06 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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 August 28, 2019, at a new residential construction located at 109 Federal Hwy, West Palm Beach, FL, 33401, an employee was exposed to an 8-foot fall hazard, as he straddled the top frame of a tubular welded scaffold and a steel beam, while installing a rebar beam in a concrete wall, without using any means of conventional fall protection system. Forshee Construction was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard in OSHA inspection 1926/501(b)(1), Citation #1, Item # 2, with respect to a workplace located at 236 Castlewood Drive, North Palm Beach, FL, 33408. The citation was issued on 08/12/2019 and became a final order on 06/25/2019. |
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| Inspection Type |
Planned
|
| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2019-02-15
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| Emphasis |
L: FALL, P: FALL
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| Case Closed |
2023-04-25
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260100 A |
| Issuance Date |
2019-05-29 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-06-04 |
| Current Penalty |
3978.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3978.0 |
| Final Order |
2019-06-25 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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 02/15/2019, at 236 Castlewood Drive, North Palm Beach, employees without hardhats were exposed to impact and struck-by hazards. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260501 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2019-05-29 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-06-04 |
| Current Penalty |
9282.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
9282.0 |
| Final Order |
2019-06-25 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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: On or about 02/15/2019, at 236 Castlewood Drive, North Palm Beach, Florida, an employee stepping from a balcony onto a ladder was exposed to a fall hazard of up to 18-feet to the ground. |
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| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261053 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2019-05-29 |
| Current Penalty |
7956.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
7956.0 |
| Final Order |
2019-06-25 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Because of the portable ladder's length, the ladder side rails did not extend to at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access and the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support: On or about 02/15/2019, at 236 Castlewood Drive, North Palm Beach, Florida, the employer did not provide a ladder for use that was long enough to extend at least 3-feet above the landing, thus exposing an employee to a fall hazard of approximately 18- feet to ground level. |
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| Citation ID |
01004 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261053 B04 |
| Issuance Date |
2019-05-29 |
| Current Penalty |
7956.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
7956.0 |
| Final Order |
2019-06-25 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed: On or about 02/15/2019, at 236 Castlewood Drive, North Palm Beach, Florida, employees were using the fly section of a 32-foot extension ladder to access the 3rd floor, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 18- feet to ground level. |
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| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19030019 D01 |
| Issuance Date |
2019-08-12 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2019-09-16 |
| Current Penalty |
744.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
744.0 |
| Final Order |
2019-09-09 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required: a) On or about 07/09/2019, the employer failed to submit documentation and certification of corrective action for citation 1, Item 1, issued on 05/29/2019 with an abatement date of 06/04/2019. b) On or about 07/09/2019, the employer failed to submit documentation and certification of corrective action for citation 1, Item 2, issued on 05/29/2019 with an abatement date of 06/04/2019. |
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