OSHA Inspection: SAPA CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

2012-08-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    A).	On or about 06/29/12, at the site of 64-33 232nd Street. Oak Garden, NY    Employees working on the ground were in danger of head injury from falling objects such as, but not limited to tools and roof materials from the roof. Protective helmets were not worn.      ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

2012-08-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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:    a) On or about 06/29/12, at the site of 64-33 232nd Street. Oakland Gardens, NY    Employees replacing new roof on a pitch roof with a slope of 6 in 12 ratios were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 20 ft to the ground below.    ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2012-08-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 ft (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    A)	on or about  06/29/12, at the site of 64-33 232nd Street. Oakland Gardens, NY    Employees were using a portable ladder for gain access to a roof. The ladder side rails extended one foot above the upper landing surface. The employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 20 ft to concrete ground below.     ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.