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Florida Progress, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Zephyrhills, Florida · Electric Power Distribution · NAICS 221122

1inspections
5citation items
$26,988current penalties
Jan 28, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Florida Progress, LLC once in Florida.

The inspection began on Jan 28, 2020 on a referral, in Zephyrhills.

That inspection ended with 5 citation items: 3 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $53,976 and now stand at $26,988, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

Excavations comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.651.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for utility employers since 2015 is $0, and Florida Progress, LLC averages $26,988 (1 cited inspection).

Florida Progress, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344591912 OPENED JAN 28, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Closed Aug 7, 2020

6742 Clifton Down Dr, Zephyrhills, FL 33542 · Electric Power Distribution · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 22, 2020: Employee fractures leg laying cable when trench caves in

At 11:30 a.m. on January 22, 2020 , an employee was working in an unprotected trench laying power lines when the trench collapsed on him. The employee was hospitalized to treat fractures to both his tibia and fibula.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Other-than-serious$13,494$6,747Jun 18, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$13,494$6,747Jun 18, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$13,494$6,747Jun 18, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$13,494$6,747Jun 18, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 18, 2020Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)

(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.

29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2)

(2) Means of egress from trench excavations. A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress shall be located in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees.

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2)

(2) Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

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