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Ahs Construction LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

West Palm Beach, Florida · Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors · NAICS 238190

1inspections
2citation items
$10,347current penalties
May 23, 2018last inspection

Ahs Construction LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Florida.

OSHA opened it on May 23, 2018 on a referral, in West Palm Beach.

From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $12,934 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $10,347, down 20%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.451, scaffolds, general requirements (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,079. Ahs Construction LLC averages $10,347 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Ahs Construction LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343180006 OPENED MAY 23, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Jan 28, 2019

2201 N. Australian Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33407 · Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on May 22, 2018: Employee assembling formwork panels falls, incurs fractures

At 8:25 a.m. on May 22, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was assembling aluminum formwork panels for a four-story multifamily residential building. He stepped onto a section of Styrofoam and fell through it, a fall height of approximately 39 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple fractures.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Other-than-serious$6,467$5,174Sep 4, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Other-than-serious$6,467$5,174Sep 4, 2018Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

May 22, 2018, West Palm Beach: Hospitalization · fractures · nonclassifiable

An employee was securing a horizontal form when the employee stepped away from the work platform and onto an exposed area of the building's leading edge. The employee then fell to the ground, suffering potential body fractures. Wooden guardrails were in place at the time.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3)

(3) Scaffolds and scaffold components shall be inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i)

(i) Guardrail systems shall be installed along all open sides and ends of platforms. Guardrail systems shall be installed before the scaffold is released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews.

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