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Riteway Systems, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Sunrise, Florida · Site Preparation Contractors · NAICS 238910

1inspections
3citation items
$17,407current penalties
Jul 25, 2019last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Riteway Systems, Inc. in Florida one time.

It opened on Jul 25, 2019 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Sunrise.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $22,940; today they stand at $17,407, 24% less.

The rule cited most here is 1926.416 (electrical safety in construction), 2 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,079 penalty. Riteway Systems, Inc. averages $17,407 across 1 cited inspection.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Riteway Systems, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Riteway Systems, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344184130 OPENED JUL 25, 2019Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Mar 24, 2020

3003 N University Drive, Sunrise, FL 33322 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 25, 2019 (fatal): Employee is electrocuted during building demolition

At 2:00 p.m. on July 25, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a demolition company, was engaged in demolition work at a six-story multifamily residential structure. As he grabbed a metal stud at the end of a hallway, the stud came into contact with exposed live wires from the building's emergency lighting system. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$9,446$6,612Jan 24, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1) · Electrical safety in construction
 Serious$13,494$10,795Jan 24, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3) · Electrical safety in construction
 Serious$0$0Jan 24, 2020Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2019, the Sunrise site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 43 workers: 14.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 6 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Riteway Systems Inc.
Sunrise · 2019
43 5314.70.1

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)

(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.

29 CFR 1926.416 · Electrical safety in construction

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1)

(a) Protection of employees. (1) No employer shall permit an employee to work in such proximity to any part of an electric power circuit that the employee could contact the electric power circuit in the course of work, unless the employee is protected against electric shock by deenergizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively by insulation or other means.

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3)

(3) Before work is begun the employer shall ascertain by inquiry or direct observation, or by instruments, whether any part of an energized electric power circuit, exposed or concealed, is so located that the performance of the work may bring any person, tool, or machine into physical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit. The employer shall post and maintain proper warning signs where such a circuit exists. The employer shall advise employees of the location of such lines, the hazards involved, and the protective measures to be taken.

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