| Inspection Type |
Complaint
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Health
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| Close Conference |
2022-01-04
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| Emphasis |
N: RCS-NEP
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Related Activity
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
1848316 |
| Health |
Yes |
|
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1571187 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260102 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-05-19 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-06-15 |
| Current Penalty |
3729.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3729.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-06-21 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation. (a) On or about 1/04/2021, at 35 S Homestead Blvd Homestead, FL 33030, the employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye and/or face protection as required for employees who were exposed to eye and face injury while cutting concrete blocks with an hand powered abrasive saw. (b) On or about 1/04/2021, at 35 S Homestead Blvd Homestead, FL 33030, the employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye and/or face protection as required for employees who were exposed to eye and face injury while mixing Superblock(TM) containing Crystalline Silica and Portland Cement with a pH of 11 to 13. |
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| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-05-19 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-06-15 |
| Current Penalty |
3729.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3729.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-06-21 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59): On or about 1/04/2022, jobsite located at 35 S Homestead, FL 33030 in the construction site, the employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program of the hazardous chemicals used such as, but not limited Superblock(TM) containing Crystalline Silica and Portland Cement with a pH of 11 to 13 and Crystalline Silica, thereby exposing employees to eye and/or face burn/abrasion injuries due to flying projectiles when working with block cutting and mixing cement while conducting masonry work. |
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| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 G01 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-05-19 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-06-15 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-06-21 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.(Construction Reference: 1926.59) On or about 1/04/2022, jobsite located at 35 S Homestead, FL 33030 in the construction site, the employer did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemicals used such as, but not limited to Superblock(TM) containing Crystalline Silica and Portland Cement with a pH of 11 to 13 and Crystalline Silica, thereby exposing employees to eye and/or face burn/abrasion injuries due to flying projectiles when working with block cutting and mixing cement while conducting masonry work. |
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| Citation ID |
01002C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 H01 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-05-19 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-06-15 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-06-21 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59) On or about 1/04/2022, jobsite located at 35 S Homestead, FL 33030 in the construction site, the employer did not provide effective information and training to employees who were exposed to hazardous chemicals such as, but not limited Superblock(TM) containing Crystalline Silica and Portland Cement with a pH of 11 to 13, thereby exposing employees to eye and/or face burn/abrasion injuries due to flying projectiles when working with block cutting and mixing cement while conducting masonry work. |
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| Citation ID |
02001A |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19030019 C01 |
| Issuance Date |
2023-02-23 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2023-04-11 |
| Current Penalty |
376.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
376.0 |
| Final Order |
2023-03-30 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated: a) On or about 01/31/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for citation 1, item 2b, issued on 05/19/2022 with an abatement due date of 06/15/2022. b) On or about 01/31/2023, the employer failed to submit certification of corrective action for citation 1, item 2c, issued on 05/19/2022 with an abatement due date of 06/15/2022. |
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| Citation ID |
02001B |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19030019 D01 |
| Issuance Date |
2023-02-23 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2023-04-11 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2023-03-30 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| 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 01/31/2023, the employer failed to submit documentation and certification of corrective action for citation 1, item 1, issued on 05/19/2022 with an abatement due date of 06/15/2022. b) On or about 01/31/2023, the employer failed to submit documentation and certification of corrective action for citation 1, item 2a, issued on 05/19/2022 with an abatement due date of 06/15/2022. |
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|
| Inspection Type |
Referral
|
| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2022-01-04
|
| Emphasis |
L: FALL, P: FALL
|
Related Activity
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1570854 |
| Health |
Yes |
|
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
1850289 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 G01 VII |
| Issuance Date |
2022-06-29 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2022-07-26 |
| Current Penalty |
2486.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2486.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-07-29 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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 01/04/2022, at 35 S. Homestead Boulevard, Homestead, Florida, an employee was exposed to fall hazards while installing concrete blocks, due to the lack of a guardrail system while working from the top of a tubular scaffold positioned more than 10 feet above ground level. |
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