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Med Builders Corp: OSHA inspections and violations

Hialeah, Florida · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

1inspections
3citation items
$6,304current penalties
Mar 4, 2020last inspection

Med Builders Corp has one OSHA inspection on record in Florida.

OSHA opened it on Mar 4, 2020 on a referral, in Hialeah.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

OSHA proposed $9,832 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $6,304, down 36%.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Med Builders Corp averages $6,304 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Med Builders Corp: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344670518 OPENED MAR 4, 2020Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jan 25, 2021

2290 West 1 Ave, Hialeah, FL 33012 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Mar 2, 2020: Employee falls from roof and suffers head injury and fractur

At 3:30 p.m. on March 3, 2020, Employee # 1 was employed by a site preparation construction contractor, while installing new skylights. Employee #1 was placing roofing paper when he stepped back into the skylight hole and fell. Employee #1 suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, fractured bones and was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(vi) · Fire protection
 Serious$2,892$1,735Mar 5, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$4,048$2,834Mar 5, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4) · Fall protection systems
 Serious$2,892$1,735Mar 5, 2020Final

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.

Mar 2, 2020, Hialeah: Hospitalization · intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs · head and trunk

An employee was applying sealer on roofing paper. The employee stepped backward and fell through a skylight opening, landing about 18 feet below and suffering a cerebral hemorrhage, broken bones, and a lacerated liver and spleen.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.150 · Fire protection

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(vi)

(vi) A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 10B, shall be provided within 50 feet of wherever more than 5 gallons of flammable or combustible liquids or 5 pounds of flammable gas are being used on the jobsite. This requirement does not apply to the integral fuel tanks of motor vehicles.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1)

(b)(1) Unprotected sides and edges. Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4)

(4) All covers shall be color coded or they shall be marked with the word “HOLE” or “COVER” to provide warning of the hazard.

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