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Panda Contractors, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Vero Beach, Florida · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

2inspections
4citation items
$10,000current penalties
Jan 31, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Panda Contractors, Inc. 2 times in Florida since 2019.

The latest one began on Jan 31, 2019 on a referral, in Vero Beach; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $15,156 and now stand at $10,000, 34% lower after settlements or reviews.

Fall protection systems comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.502.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Panda Contractors, Inc. averages $10,000 (1 cited inspection).

Panda Contractors, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Panda Contractors, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343756532 OPENED JAN 31, 2019Open

Referral · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Open

3304 63rd Square, Vero Beach, FL 32967 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection so far.

Inspection 343756821 OPENED JAN 31, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Apr 28, 2020

3304 63rd Square, Vero Beach, FL 32967 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$3,789$2,500May 28, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(iii) · Fall protection systems
Serious$3,789$2,500May 28, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii) · Fall protection systems
Serious$3,789$2,500May 28, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
Other-than-serious$3,789$2,500May 28, 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 2018, the Vero Beach site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 25 workers: 10.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.8 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Panda Contractors, Inc.
Vero Beach · 2018
25 2010.02.8

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1)

(1) When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13)

(13) Residential construction. Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of § 1926.502.

29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii)

(iii) be rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level;

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