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Utilities Structures, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Fort Myers, Florida · Other Concrete Product Manufacturing · NAICS 327390

5inspections
13citation items
$4,354current penalties
Mar 2, 2016last inspection

Utilities Structures, Inc. has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Florida, the first in 2005.

OSHA's last visit started on Mar 2, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Fort Myers.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 13 citation items: 8 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $7,125 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $4,354, down 39%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.184, slings (3 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Utilities Structures, Inc. averages $3,240 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Utilities Structures, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2005 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341293553 OPENED MAR 2, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Apr 13, 2016

2925 Hanson Street, Fort Myers, FL 33916 · Other Concrete Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$1,800$1,080Mar 15, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b Serious$0$0Mar 15, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1c Serious$0$0Mar 15, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$1,800$1,080Mar 15, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.243(a)(1)(i) · Guarding of portable powered tools
 Serious$1,800$1,080Mar 15, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 15, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)(iv) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 15, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(vii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 15, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 15, 2016Final

Inspection 340048610 OPENED OCT 28, 2014Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · Local government · 14 employees at the site · Closed Nov 4, 2014

2700 Evans Ave., Fort Myers, FL 33901 · Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 339232928 OPENED JUL 25, 2013Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Closed Sep 4, 2013

2529 Hanson St, Fort Myers, FL 33912 · Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$1,200$720Aug 13, 2013Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 13, 2013Final

Inspection 338774037 OPENED FEB 7, 2013Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · Local government · Closed Feb 7, 2013

2700 Evans Ave., Fort Myers, FL 33901 · Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 309323202 OPENED AUG 23, 2005Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 13 employees at the site · Closed Oct 19, 2005

2700 Evans Avenue, Fort Myers, FL 33901 · Other Concrete Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.213(h)(4) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$300$225Sep 30, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$225$169Sep 30, 2005Closed

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.

Feb 12, 2025, Fort Myers: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures · thigh(s)

An employee was pre-stressing (stretching) cable for precast concrete light poles. The jack used to stress the cable slipped and one cable recoiled and struck a second cable. The employee went to retrieve the jack and the second cable recoiled and struck his leg. He sustained a severe laceration to the left thigh.

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(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6)

(6) Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.

29 CFR 1910.184 · Slings

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.243 · Guarding of portable powered tools

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

Other other concrete product manufacturing employers in Florida

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