OSHA Inspection: SPECTOR GROUP

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Feb 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to the hazard of falling and being crushed by a
structural collapse of
an underground sports court.
a)Worksite, 19 Meadowood Ln, Brookville NY - Employees were working on
and around an underground sports court.  The roof of the court collapsed
causing employees
on site to fall into the hole; on or about 07/27/11.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS:
Follow the Steel Joist Institute (SJI) Load Table for Longspan Steel
Joists, LH series.
Adopted by the Steel Joist Institute May 25, 1983, Revised to November 10,
2003 - Effective
March 01, 2005.
Refer to the SJI Load Table for the allowable load placed on the 36LH12
steel joists
spanning approximately 65ft.
Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this
item in
accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.