Inspection Type |
Planned
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Scope |
Partial
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Safety/Health |
Safety
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Close Conference |
2020-01-28
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Emphasis |
L: FALL, P: FALL
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Case Closed |
2020-03-24
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Violation Items
Citation ID |
01001 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260300 B03 |
Issuance Date |
2020-02-14 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-03-12 |
Current Penalty |
1850.4 |
Initial Penalty |
3084.0 |
Final Order |
2020-03-09 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
4 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(3): One or more methods of machine guarding were not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: On or about January 28, 2020, at 4609 Babylon St, Port Saint Lucie, FL, 34953, an employee was exposed to an amputation hazard while placing his hand at the point of operation of a mixer that was missing a guard. |
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Citation ID |
01002A |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 B01 II |
Issuance Date |
2020-02-14 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-03-12 |
Current Penalty |
1850.4 |
Initial Penalty |
3084.0 |
Final Order |
2020-03-09 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(ii): The platform was not planked or decked as fully as possible and the remaining open space between the platform and the uprights exceeded 9.5 inches (24.1 cm): On or about January 28, 2020, at 4609 Babylon St, Port Saint Lucie, FL, 34953; employees were exposed to a 6 feet fall hazard while performing plastering work from a welded tubular scaffold that was not fully planked. |
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Citation ID |
01002B |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 F07 |
Issuance Date |
2020-02-14 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-03-12 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2020-03-09 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person. On or about January 28, 2020, at 4609 Babylon St, Port Saint Lucie, FL, 34953; employees were exposed to a 6 feet fall hazard while performing plastering work from a welded tubular scaffold that was not erected by a competent person. |
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Citation ID |
01003 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260451 C02 |
Issuance Date |
2020-02-14 |
Current Penalty |
1850.4 |
Initial Penalty |
3084.0 |
Final Order |
2020-03-09 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
2 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation: On or about January 28, 2020, at 4609 Babylon St, Port Saint Lucie, FL, 34953; employees were exposed to a 6 feet fall hazard while performing plastering work from a welded tubular scaffold that was missing base plates and supported on mud sills. |
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Citation ID |
01005 |
Citaton Type |
Serious |
Standard Cited |
19260501 B13 |
Issuance Date |
2020-02-14 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-03-12 |
Current Penalty |
1850.4 |
Initial Penalty |
3084.0 |
Final Order |
2020-03-09 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
1 |
Gravity |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): On or about June 28, 2019, at a job site located at 4609 Babylon St, Port Saint Lucie, FL, 34953, an employee was exposed to a 9 feet and 4 inch fall hazard to ground level, while performing plastering work without using any conventional fall protection, on a new residential roof with a 5/12 pitch. |
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Citation ID |
02001 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19260095 A |
Issuance Date |
2020-02-14 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-03-12 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2020-03-09 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
4 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact: On or about January 28, 2020 at 4609 Babylon St, Port Saint Lucie, FL, 34953, employees performing plastering operation were not provided with gloves, exposing them to skin contact with Portland cement (Florida super masonry type S) that causes skin irritation and dermatitis. |
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Citation ID |
02002 |
Citaton Type |
Other |
Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
Issuance Date |
2020-02-14 |
Abatement Due Date |
2020-03-12 |
Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
Final Order |
2020-03-09 |
Nr Instances |
1 |
Nr Exposed |
5 |
FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii): On or about January 28, 2020, at 4609 Babylon St, Port Saint Lucie, FL, 34953, the employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program describing hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to Portland cement (Titan America Portland cement), for employees performing plastering work. |
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