OSHA Inspection: SCHERILLO & SONS CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

Dec 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $850 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 before July 23, 2012Job site at 168-14 12 Road Whitestone, NY 11357    Employee were exposed to overhead hazard while using the circular saw 22-feet below the employee working above.      WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Dec 28, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $850 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):     a) On or before July 23, 2012Job site at 168-14 12 Road Whitestone, NY 11357    Employee exposed to 22-foot fall hazard from the area over the front door.    b) On or before July 23, 2012Job site at 168-14 12 Road Whitestone, NY 11357    Employee to fall of 10-feet from the first floor to the garage.      WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Dec 28, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    a) On or before July 23, 2012-Job site at 168-14 12 Road Whitestone, NY 11357    Employees exposed to falls greater than 6-feet did not have training to identify falls.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO CFR 1903.19.