An incompetently inspected scaffold and a missing pully pin were among the safety violations leading to the death of a 22-year-old working on the construction of a Miami Beach house, OSHA said in an inspection report.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s workplace safety arm wants Homestead’s Stucco Works, run by president Miguel Jimenez and agent Christopher Jimenez, to pay $74,555 in fines. Stucco Works, which has no other Occupational Safety and Health Administration citations in the last 10 years, has contested the fines.
“Stucco Works’ failure to make employee safety a priority led to the loss of a young worker’s life,” OSHA Area Office Director Condell Eastmond said. “Employers are required to follow the federal standards that are meant to protect workers from the hazards that caused this tragedy.”
Of the violations, 12 of the 14 were classified as “serious,” and two were designated “other-than-serious.” None were classified as :willful.”
A hit to the head
According to OSHA, the tragedy happened around 11 a.m. July 13 during work on a two-story home being built at 1096 N. Venetian Dr.: