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Hitek Truss: OSHA inspections and violations

Brooksville, Florida · Truss Manufacturing · NAICS 321214

2inspections
10citation items
$31,396current penalties
Mar 17, 2022last inspection

Since 2018, OSHA inspectors have visited Hitek Truss in Florida 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Mar 17, 2022 after a complaint, in Brooksville.

In all, OSHA issued 10 citation items: 9 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $46,042; today they stand at $31,396, 32% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.213 (woodworking machinery), 3 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Hitek Truss averages $15,698 across 2 cited inspections.

Hitek Truss also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Hitek Truss: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345840797 OPENED MAR 17, 2022Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed Feb 6, 2024

6179 Nature Coast Blvd, Brooksville, FL 34602 · Truss Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$11,602$8,121Jul 6, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$8,702$6,091Jul 6, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$5,801$4,061Jul 6, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · Walking-working surfaces
 Serious$4,351$3,046Jul 6, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i) · Using electrical equipment
 Serious$5,801$4,061Jul 6, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii) · Using electrical equipment
 Serious$0$0Jul 6, 2022Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1904.32(a)(4) · Yearly injury summary
 Other-than-serious$1,450$1,015Jul 6, 2022Final

Inspection 343471256 OPENED SEP 17, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 17 employees at the site · Closed Apr 2, 2019

6179 Nature Coast Blvd, Brooksville, FL 34602 · Truss Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$3,031$1,819Jan 25, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.213(n)(3) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$3,031$1,819Jan 25, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Serious$2,273$1,364Jan 25, 2019Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2019, the Brooksville site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 21 workers: 29.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.9 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Hitek Truss
Brooksville · 2019
21 5029.83.9

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.32 · Yearly injury summary

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(4)

(4) Post the annual summary.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1)

(p) Operation of the truck. (1) If at any time a powered industrial truck is found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe, the truck shall be taken out of service until it has been restored to safe operating condition.

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.213(i)(1)

(i) Bandsaws and band resaws. (1) All portions of the saw blade shall be enclosed or guarded, except for the working portion of the blade between the bottom of the guide rolls and the table. Bandsaw wheels shall be fully encased. The outside periphery of the enclosure shall be solid. The front and back of the band wheels shall be either enclosed by solid material or by wire mesh or perforated metal. Such mesh or perforated metal shall be not less than 0.037 inch (U.S. Gage No. 20), and the openings shall be not greater than three-eighths inch. Solid material used for this purpose shall be of an equivalent strength and firmness. The guard for the portion of the blade between the sliding guide and the upper-saw-wheel guard shall protect the saw blade at the front and outer side. This portion of the guard shall be self-adjusting to raise and lower with the guide. The upper-wheel guard shall

29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

Other truss manufacturing employers in Florida

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