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Refuse Materials, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Vero Beach, Florida · Flooring Contractors · NAICS 238330

2inspections
3citation items
$5,440current penalties
Aug 20, 2015last inspection

Since 2015, OSHA inspectors have visited Refuse Materials, Inc. in Florida 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Aug 20, 2015 as part of a related case, in Orlando.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $8,800; today they stand at $5,440, 38% less.

The rule cited most here is 1926.55 (gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, and mists), 2 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,079 penalty. Refuse Materials, Inc. averages $2,720 across 2 cited inspections.

Refuse Materials, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340861020 OPENED AUG 20, 2015Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Health · 35 employees at the site · Closed Feb 10, 2016

433 Avalon Park South, Orlando, FL 32828 · Flooring Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.55(a) · Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, and mists
Serious$4,900$2,940Jan 25, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.55(b) · Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, and mists
Serious$3,500$2,100Jan 25, 2016Final

Inspection 340882059 OPENED AUG 11, 2015Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Health · 6 employees at the site · Closed Nov 30, 2015

5555 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32966 · Flooring Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$400$400Sep 30, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1926.55 · Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, and mists

29 CFR 1926.55(a)

(a) Employers must limit an employee's exposure to any substance listed in Table 1 or 2 of this section in accordance with the following:

29 CFR 1926.55(b)

(b) To achieve compliance with paragraph (a) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and technical measures used for this purpose must first be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with § 1926.103.

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