Tropic Kool Engineering Corp. OSHA Violations

OSHA has inspected Tropic Kool Engineering Corp. 3 times in Florida since 2009.

The latest one began on Jul 31, 2019, in Redington Shores.

Those inspections ended with 8 citation items: 7 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $19,120 and now stand at $12,072, 37% lower after settlements or reviews.

Ladders in construction comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.1053.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Tropic Kool Engineering Corp. averages $8,752 (1 cited inspection).

Tropic Kool Engineering Corp.: OSHA citation items per year, 2009 to 2019 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344196282 OPENED JUL 31, 2019Closed

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Jun 10, 2020

18117 Gulf Blvd, Redington Shores, FL 33708 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry	Serious	$9,282	$5,569	Jan 2, 2020	Final
Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1) · Training requirements	Serious	$0	$0	Jan 2, 2020	Final
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(7) · Ladders in general industry	Serious	$5,304	$3,182	Jan 2, 2020	Final
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(11) · Ladders in general industry	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Jan 2, 2020	Final

Inspection 315481820 OPENED NOV 15, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jan 3, 2012

1934 Highway Us 1, St Augustine, FL 32086 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1) · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements	Serious	$1,734	$1,040	Dec 12, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13) · Ladders in construction	Serious	$1,300	$780	Dec 12, 2011	Closed
Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1926.1060(a) · Ladder and stairway training	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 12, 2011	Closed

Inspection 311821912 OPENED MAY 13, 2009Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Closed Dec 23, 2009

9950 Hutchinson Blvd., Panama City Beach, FL 32408 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction	Serious	$1,500	$1,500	May 28, 2009	Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(11)

(11) Portable ladders used to gain access to an upper landing surface have side rails that extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface (see Figure D-1 of this section);

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(7)

(7) Ladders placed in locations such as passageways, doorways, or driveways where they can be displaced by other activities or traffic:

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)

(b) Protection from fall hazards—(1) Unprotected sides and edges. (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following:

29 CFR 1910.30 · Training requirements

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1060 · Ladder and stairway training

29 CFR 1926.300 · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements

Other plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors employers in Florida

Quinco Electrical, Inc. Orlando · 10 citations · $17,247
B & I Contractors, Inc. Ft Myers · 50 citations · $20,886
Pike Electric, LLC Miami · 16 citations · $193,865
Tri-City Electrical Contractors, Inc. Orlando · 112 citations · $45,320
R.T. Moore Co., Inc. Bradenton · 1 citation · $5,762
Bosco Electric, Inc. Miami · 1 citation · $1,640

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.

Tropic Kool Engineering Corp.: OSHA inspections and violations