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Reliable Constructors Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Sorrento, Florida · Site Preparation Contractors · NAICS 238910

6inspections
12citation items
$38,195current penalties
Dec 4, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Reliable Constructors Inc. 6 times in Florida since 1999.

The latest one began on Dec 4, 2024 after a complaint, in Orlando.

Those inspections ended with 12 citation items: 7 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $62,724 and now stand at $38,195, 39% lower after settlements or reviews.

Earthmovers and forklifts in construction comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.602.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and Reliable Constructors Inc. averages $11,634 (3 cited inspections).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Reliable Constructors Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.

Reliable Constructors Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1999 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347916033 OPENED DEC 4, 2024Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed May 21, 2025

Between Epic And Destination Parking Lot, Orlando, FL 32819 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.251(a)(2)(i) · Rigging equipment for material handling
Other-than-serious$8,276$0Apr 9, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.1434(a) · Equipment modifications
Other-than-serious$11,585$11,585Apr 9, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(ii) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction
Other-than-serious$8,276$5,793Apr 9, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.1412(f)(1) · Inspections
Serious$8,276$5,793Apr 9, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.1427(b)(5) · Operator training, certification, and evaluation
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 9, 2025Final

Inspection 345290548 OPENED MAY 5, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Aug 30, 2023

Gull Blvd And Medical Arts Court Intersection, Zephyrhills, FL 33541 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
Serious$9,557$4,778May 27, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.602(a)(3)(i) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction
Serious$9,557$4,778May 27, 2021Final

Inspection 342849445 OPENED DEC 11, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Closed Jan 18, 2018

22435 Sr 46, Sorrento, FL 32776 · All Other Business Support Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 22, 2017: Employee receives burns to face

At 7:30 a.m. on November 22, 2017, an employee was lighting a burn pile. The employee received burns to face.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
Other-than-serious$3,622$2,173Jan 2, 2018Final

Inspection 309020790 OPENED MAY 10, 2005Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Nov 18, 2005

Deer Run Rd & Hickory Tree Rd, St. Cloud, FL 34772 · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$1,125$844Nov 4, 2005Closed

Inspection 307495945 OPENED MAR 22, 2004Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 48 employees at the site · Closed Nov 16, 2004

22435 Sr 46, Sorrento, FL 32776 · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Mar 22, 2004 (fatal): Tire explosion kills employee

Employee #1 was removing the lugs from a rim of a split-ring tire while the tire was still on the vehicle's axle. The tire exploded striking Employee #1 in the head. Employee #1 was killed.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 301027306 OPENED APR 22, 1999Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 38 employees at the site · Closed Aug 20, 1999

9821 Beach Blvd. Pole # 08c10, Jacksonville, FL 32246 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$875$875Jul 30, 1999Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.550(a)(1) · [Reserved]
Serious$875$875Jul 30, 1999Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.550(b)(2) · [Reserved]
Serious$700$700Jul 30, 1999Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Sorrento site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 64 workers: 1.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.1 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Reliable Constructors Inc
Sorrento · 2025
64 101.30.1
Reliable Constructors
Sorrento · 2023
65 101.30.1

Severe injury reports

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 29, 2021, Zephyrhills: Hospitalization · fractures · multiple body parts, n.e.c.

An employee was operating a backhoe to move tooling when it overturned onto its left side, catching the employee between the rollover protection and the ground. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis and leg.

Nov 22, 2017, Sorrento: Hospitalization · heat (thermal) burns, unspecified · multiple body parts, n.e.c.

An employee was burned on the face and hand while lighting a burn pile.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1926.1412 · Inspections

29 CFR 1926.1412(f)(1)

(f) Annual/comprehensive. (1) At least every 12 months the equipment must be inspected by a qualified person in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section (each shift) except that the corrective action set forth in paragraphs (f)(4), (f)(5), and (f)(6) of this section must apply in place of the corrective action required by paragraphs (d)(2) and (d)(3) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.1427 · Operator training, certification, and evaluation

29 CFR 1926.1427(b)(5)

(5) Retraining. The employer must provide retraining in relevant topics for each operator when, based on the performance of the operator or an evaluation of the operator's knowledge, there is an indication that retraining is necessary.

29 CFR 1926.1434 · Equipment modifications

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.251 · Rigging equipment for material handling

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.550 · [Reserved]

29 CFR 1926.602 · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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