HZ Construction, Inc. has 4 OSHA inspections on record in Florida, the first in 2017.
OSHA's last visit started on Jan 29, 2021 on a referral, in Orlando.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 16 citation items: 15 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $42,503 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $21,985, down 48%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1926.1153, silica dust in construction (5 items).
For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. HZ Construction, Inc. averages $7,328 over 3 cited inspections in that time.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 343109385 OPENED APR 24, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Sep 19, 2020
10001 N Wickham Rd, Melbourne, FL 32940 · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 16, 2018: Employee falls from scaffold and breaks both ankles
At 1:00 p.m. on April 16, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were working at a multiemployer construction project, a water and sewer treatment facility. Employee #1 was working from the third level of a mobile scaffold measuring 6 feet by 3 feet and painting an exterior surface when his coworker moved the scaffold 2 to 3 feet away from the wall. Employee #1 lost his balance and fell, a fall height of approximately 16 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures requiring surgery to both ankles. ankles.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $4,657 | $2,328 | May 17, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $4,657 | $2,328 | May 17, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $4,657 | $2,328 | May 17, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 |
Serious | $4,657 | $2,328 | May 17, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 |
Serious | $4,657 | $2,328 | May 17, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6a |
Serious | $4,657 | $2,328 | May 17, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 17, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $3,326 | $1,663 | May 17, 2018 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Apr 16, 2018, Melbourne: Hospitalization · fractures · ankle(s)
An employee was painting from a mobile scaffold that was 6 feet by 3 feet and three frames high. The scaffold had railings on three sides and no railings at the wall side. The employee was cleaning his painting trail when other employees moved the scaffold about 2 to 3 feet from the wall. At that point, the employee lost his balance and fell about 16 feet to the concrete floor, fracturing both…
Aug 24, 2016, Orlando: Hospitalization · dislocation of joints · ankle(s)
An employee was stepping off a ladder, tripped over a copper AC line, and dislocated an ankle.
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