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Ocean Tile LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Kamuela, Hawaii · Tile and Terrazzo Contractors · NAICS 238340

1inspections
5citation items
$32,000current penalties
Sep 18, 2015last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Ocean Tile LLC in Hawaii one time.

It opened on Sep 18, 2015 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Kamuela.

In all, OSHA issued 5 citation items: 5 serious.

The penalties, $32,000 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1926.451 (scaffolds, general requirements), 3 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Ocean Tile LLC averages $32,000 across 1 cited inspection.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Ocean Tile LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340994300 OPENED SEP 18, 2015Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Jul 22, 2022

68-1122 Na Ala Hele Rd, Kamuela, HI 96743 · Tile and Terrazzo Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 16, 2015 (fatal): Employee is killed in fall from scaffold

At 10:30 a.m. on September 16, 2015, an employee was installing edging tile while working on a tubular welded scaffolding. As the employee was kneeling down onto the scaffold working level he grabbed onto a midrailing that popped off of the horizontal support and locking pin mechanism. The employee lost his balance and fell 7 feet onto a concrete lanai below, striking the edge of the lanai. The employee was killed as a result of internal bleeding from his injuries. injuries.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$7,700$7,700Dec 23, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(8) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$7,700$7,700Dec 23, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$7,700$7,700Dec 23, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.454(a) · Scaffold training
 Serious$7,700$7,700Dec 23, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$1,200$1,200Dec 23, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i)

(i) Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) shall be installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary (for example, to fit around uprights when side brackets are used to extend the width of the platform).

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(8)

(8) Direct access to or from another surface shall be used only when the scaffold is not more than 14 inches (36 cm) horizontally and not more than 24 inches (61 cm) vertically from the other surface.

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3)

(3) Scaffolds and scaffold components shall be inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.

29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

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