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Universal Framing, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Riverview, Florida · Framing Contractors · NAICS 238130

1inspections
5citation items
$15,214current penalties
Sep 22, 2020last inspection

Universal Framing, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Florida.

OSHA opened it on Sep 22, 2020 on a referral, in Riverview.

From that inspection OSHA issued 5 citation items: 3 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $15,214 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.20, construction safety programs (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,079. Universal Framing, Inc. averages $15,214 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Universal Framing, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344945829 OPENED SEP 22, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Mar 1, 2022

11416 Alachua Creek Lane, Riverview, FL 33579 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 16, 2020: Employee falls from truss while sheathing, resulting in ches

At approximately 12:00 a.m. on September 16, 2020, Employee #1, a framer, was standing on a truss sheathing the side of an adjacent truss at a construction site. After untethering his lifeline, he attempted to set up a truss to the layout tie but lost his balance and fell approximately 12 feet to a concrete patio below. The employee was hospitalized to treat breathing complications and chest pain due to the impact of the fall.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs
 Serious$4,096$4,096Feb 12, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$4,096$4,096Feb 12, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$4,096$4,096Feb 12, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$2,926$2,926Feb 12, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1) · Construction safety programs
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 12, 2021Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Sep 16, 2020, Riverview: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders

An employee was standing on a truss, sheathing the side of another truss. The employee then attempted to set up a truss to the layout tie but lost his balance and fell 12 feet onto a concrete patio. The employee was hospitalized with breathing complications and chest pain. The employee's lifeline was untied at the time.

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 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1)

(b) Accident prevention responsibilities. (1) It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2)

(2) Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

Other framing contractors employers in Florida

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