OSHA Inspection: A.J. MIRANDA GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Scaffold(s) and scaffold(s) component(s) were not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least four times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it:    Location: 41 Chatsworth Ave Larchmont NY    On or about 3/15/12,  a) Engineered wood was used as scaffold planks. It was not designed to be side loaded.

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jun 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b)(2): Employees were not trained in the correct procedures for erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, inspecting, and maintaining the type of scaffold in question;    Location: 41 Chatsworth Ave Larchmont NY    On or about 3/15/12,  a) Employees were not trained how to properly erect pump jack scaffolds.

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jun 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.    Location: 41 Chatsworth Ave Larchmont NY    On or about 3/15/12,  a) Pump jack scaffolds were not set up by adequately trained employees under the supervision of a competent person.

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(3): Supported scaffold poles, legs, post, frames, and/or uprights were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement:    Location: 41 Chatsworth Ave Larchmont NY    On or about 3/15/12,  a) Scaffold poles for pump jack scaffolding were not plumb.

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    Location: 41 Chatsworth Ave Larchmont NY    On or about 3/15/12,  a) Employees that worked from pump jack scaffolding were not protected from falling to lower levels.

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary:    Location: 41 Chatsworth Ave Larchmont NY    On or about 3/15/12,  a) Scaffold poles for pump jack scaffolding were not braced at the bottom.

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor  did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:    On or about 3/15/12,  a) Two 9.5 ft X 9 ft holes for the future stairway did not have adequate guarding around it. Only one guardrail was provided at approximately 36 inches above the walking working surface. Employees used a ladder set up in the area to access the floor from a lower level. Employees were exposed to falling 1-2 stories to lower levels.    b) Wall openings were not adequately guarded and personal fall arrest systems were not in use. Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling 1 - 2 stories.    c) A ramp used by employees to access the house from the front yard did not have guardrails. Parts of the ramp were approximately 10 ft above lower levels. Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling to lower levels.

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary:    Location: 41 Chatsworth Ave Larchmont NY    On or about 3/15/12,  a) Lumber and rock were stored at the edge of an excavation next to the portable toilet.

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support):    Location: 41 Chatsworth Ave Larchmont NY    On or about 3/15/12,  a) Three extension ladders used by employees to wrap the exterior of the building were not setup at the proper angle.

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.34(c): Means of egress was not continually maintained free of all obstructions or impediments to full instant use in the case of fire or other emergency:    Location: 41 Chatsworth Ave Larchmont NY    On or about 3/15/12,  a) The egress route through the garage was not kept free of obstructions such as rock.

Issued

Jun 15, 2012

Abate by

Jun 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:    Location: 41 Chatsworth Ave Larchmont NY    On or about 3/15/12,  a) A compressor used to power nail guns was missing its ground pin.     b) An extension cord used to power electrical tools was missing its ground pin.