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Samsson Construction Incorporated: OSHA inspections and violations

Port Richey, Florida · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · NAICS 236220

1inspections
4citation items
$30,000current penalties
Sep 3, 2015last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Samsson Construction Incorporated in Florida one time.

It opened on Sep 3, 2015, in Port Richey and is still open.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 willful.

The penalties, $30,000 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. Samsson Construction Incorporated averages $30,000 across 1 cited inspection.

Samsson Construction Incorporated: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340897164 OPENED SEP 3, 2015Open

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Open

9008 S.r. 52, Port Richey, FL 34667 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,000$2,000Jan 7, 2016Contested
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.454(a) · Scaffold training
 Serious$0$0Jan 7, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Willful$14,000$14,000Jan 7, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Willful$14,000$14,000Jan 7, 2016Contested

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)

(b) Scaffold platform construction. (1) Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as follows:

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1)

(1) When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i)

(i) Guardrail systems shall be installed along all open sides and ends of platforms. Guardrail systems shall be installed before the scaffold is released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews.

29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training

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