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Dead Bug Edwards, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Fort Lauderdale, Florida · Exterminating and Pest Control Services · NAICS 561710

3inspections
10citation items
$9,342current penalties
Jul 10, 2019last inspection

Since 1976, OSHA inspectors have visited Dead Bug Edwards, Inc. in Florida 3 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jul 10, 2019 on a referral, in Fort Lauderdale.

In all, OSHA issued 10 citation items: 2 serious and 8 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $18,624; today they stand at $9,342, 50% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.215 (grinders and abrasive wheels), 2 times.

Among staffing, cleaning and waste services employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,201 penalty. Dead Bug Edwards, Inc. averages $9,282 across 1 cited inspection.

Dead Bug Edwards, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1976 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344142096 OPENED JUL 10, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Jan 29, 2020

250 Sw 21 Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 · Exterminating and Pest Control Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 5, 2019: Employee is paralyzed in fall from ladder

At 10:55 a.m. on July 5, 2019, an employee was climbing an aluminum ladder to place clamps to seal a termite tent around a live power line. The employee made contact with the live wire and received an electric shock then fell to the concrete ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat paralysis from the waist down and several fractured ribs.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1) · Working near live electrical parts
 Serious$9,282$4,641Dec 13, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(15) · Fall protection in general industry
 Serious$9,282$4,641Dec 13, 2019Final

Inspection 13327176 OPENED AUG 3, 1977Closed

Follow-up · Complete · Health · 69 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

3950 Sw 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 13416094 OPENED AUG 4, 1976Closed

Complaint · Complete · Health · 35 employees at the site · Closed Aug 11, 1977

3950 Southwest 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1903.2(a)(1) · Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations and applicable standards
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 9, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1904.2(a) · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 9, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · General requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 9, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 9, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 9, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 6 Other-than-serious$25$25Aug 9, 1976Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$35$35Oct 5, 1976Contested
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.141(a)(1) · Sanitation
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 5, 1976Contested

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1903.2 · Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations and applicable standards

29 CFR 1903.2(a)(1)

(a)(1) Each employer shall post and keep posted a notice or notices, to be furnished by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, informing employees of the protections and obligations provided for in the Act, and that for assistance and information, including copies of the Act and of specific safety and health standards, employees should contact the employer or the nearest office of the Department of Labor. Such notice or notices shall be posted by the employer in each establishment in a conspicuous place or places where notices to employees are customarily posted. Each employer shall take steps to insure that such notices are not altered, defaced, or covered by other material.

29 CFR 1904.2 · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is 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.

29 CFR 1910.141 · Sanitation

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(1)

(a) General—(1) Scope. This section applies to permanent places of employment.

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.309

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

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