OSHA Inspection: NYSOPRHP CALEB SMITH STATE PARK PRESERVE

Issued

2013-07-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-29 00:00:00

General-duty citation text

NYSLL Article 2, Section 27-a.3.a(1):  The employer did not furnish to
each of its employees,
employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized
hazards that are causing
or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to its employees
and which will provide
reasonable and adequate protection to the lives, safety or health of its
employees.  In applying
this paragraph, fundamental distinctions between private and public
employment have been
recognized.
a) NYSOPRHP Caleb Smith State Park Preserve -
The NYSOPRHP Caleb Smith Park barn / workshop exhibited numerous signs of
overload and
potential for collapse in its structural supporting members, including but
not limited to:
dilapidation, deterioration and decay of supporting members, splitting and
severe
termite damage
of wooden girders, and separation of the peripheral tractor bays from the
main structure.  The
issue of collapse was aggravated by the lack of compliant emergency exits
for the building at
the time of the inspection.  Employee interviews indicated that employees
routinely enter the
barn to retrieve tools and equipment constantly throughout the day and
that management is aware
of these entries.
The 2010 Existing Building Code of New York State Chapter 11, Section
1102.2 states that:
"When a historic building is determined to be dangerous, no work shall be
required except as
necessary to correct identified unsafe conditions."
Chapter 2, Section 202 defines a dangerous building as:
"Any building or structure or any individual member with any of the
structural conditions or
defects described below shall be deemed dangerous:
1. The stress in a member or portion thereof due to all factored dead and
live loads is more than
one and one third the nominal strength allowed in the Building Code of New
York
State for new
buildings of similar structure, purpose, or location.
2. Any portion, member, or appurtenance thereof likely to fail, or to
become detached or
dislodged, or to collapse and thereby injure persons.
3. Any portion of a building, or any member, appurtenance, or
ornamentation on the exterior
thereof is not of sufficient strength or stability, or is not anchored,
attached, or fastened in place
so as to be capable of resisting a wind pressure of two thirds of that
specified in the Building
Code of New York State for new buildings of similar structure, purpose, or
location without
exceeding the nominal strength permitted in the Building Code of New York
State for such
buildings.
4. The building, or any portion thereof, is likely to collapse partially
or completely because of
dilapidation, deterioration or decay; construction in violation of the
Building Code of New York
State; the removal, movement or instability of any portion of the ground
necessary for the
purpose of supporting such building; the deterioration, decay or
inadequacy
of its foundation;
damage due to fire, earthquake, wind or flood; or any other similar cause.
5. The exterior walls or other vertical structural members list, lean, or
buckle to such an extent
that a plumb line passing through the center of gravity does not fall
inside the middle one third
of the base. "
The Caleb Smith State Park barn/work shop displayed many of these defects
at the time of the
inspection.  Multiple employee interviews indicated that the state of the
structure had been
similarly defective for years.
Partial or complete collapse of the structure could reasonably result in
severe crushing injuries
or death to employees caught in or near the structure.
Reasonable and adequate abatement methods include but are not limited to:
1 - Performing repairs on the existing structure in accordance with
Chapters 5 and 11 of The
2010 Existing Building Code of New York State.
2 - Ensure that no employee may enter the building at any time for any
reason other than to
make repairs, until such time as it has been determined that the building
is safe for entry.

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