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Urethane Systems, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Clearwater, Florida · Roofing Contractors · NAICS 238160

6inspections
12citation items
$25,133current penalties
Oct 26, 2021last inspection

Since 2006, OSHA inspectors have visited Urethane Systems, Inc. in Florida 6 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Oct 26, 2021 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Longboat Key.

In all, OSHA issued 12 citation items: 8 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $40,024; today they stand at $25,133, 37% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.134 (respiratory protection), 3 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Urethane Systems, Inc. averages $21,173 across 1 cited inspection.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

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

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Urethane Systems, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2006 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345602361 OPENED OCT 26, 2021Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Dec 7, 2022

545 Sutton Place, Longboat Key, FL 34228 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 25, 2021 (fatal): Employee is electrocuted and killed when ladder contacts ove

At 3:30 p.m. on October 25, 2021, an employee, assisted by a coworker, attempted to move their extended, aluminum, thirty-two-foot extension ladder to a new location. While moving the ladder, the employee lost control and the ladder fell from the roof eve and contacted a live, overhead powerline (7,620 Volts). The employee was electrocuted and killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
Serious$10,151$4,060Mar 9, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.1060(a) · Ladder and stairway training
Serious$0$0Mar 9, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3) · Electrical safety in construction
Serious$14,502$13,052Mar 9, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(12) · Ladders in construction
Serious$10,151$4,060Mar 9, 2022Final

Inspection 343547865 OPENED OCT 22, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 10 employees at the site · Closed Dec 18, 2018

3106 Oyster Bayou Drive, Clearwater, FL 33759 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 15, 2018: Employee experiences dehydration and unspecified kidney issu

At 4:30 p.m. on October 15, 2018, an employee completed his day long shift as a roofer. As the employee left, he mentioned to his supervisor that he was experiencing a headache and cramps. As the employee traveled home, he began to vomit. At some point, later that day, the employee went to the hospital for treatment for dehydration and unspecified kidney issues.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343476222 OPENED SEP 20, 2018Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Dec 10, 2018

6 Seagrape Circle, Clearwater, FL 33759 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 339593345 OPENED FEB 14, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Jul 24, 2014

6537 116th Avenue, Largo, FL 33773 · Drywall and Insulation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$1,200$1,200Apr 8, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 8, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 8, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 8, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 8, 2014Final

Inspection 339411647 OPENED SEP 11, 2013Closed

Programmed related · Partial · Health · 1 employee at the site · Closed Jan 17, 2014

617 Front Street, Key West, FL 33040 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1) · Eye and face protection in construction
Serious$1,020$510Dec 18, 2013Final

Inspection 310296280 OPENED JUL 13, 2006Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Aug 25, 2006

Building #2614 Cove Cay Drive, Clearwater, FL 33760 · Roofing Contractors · 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$1,500$1,125Aug 16, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$1,500$1,125Aug 16, 2006Closed

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2022, the Largo site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 22 workers: 9.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 6 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Urethane Systems, Inc.
Largo · 2022
22 219.82.8

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.

Oct 15, 2018, Clearwater: Hospitalization · effects of heat and light, n.e.c. · body systems

After completing roofing work, an employee experienced headaches, cramps, and vomiting, requiring hospitalization for kidney failure.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)

(1) The test instrument must have an effective audio-warning device, or a visual-warning device in the form of a screen tracing, that indicates when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test must be terminated and restarted from the beginning when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test subject then may be refitted and retested.

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1)

(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1926.102 · Eye and face protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1060 · Ladder and stairway training

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.416 · Electrical safety in construction

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

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