OSHA Inspection: DUC CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2012-10-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(8):  Horizontal lifelines were not designed, installed, and used under the supervision of a qualified person, as part of a complete personal fall arrest system, which maintains a safety factor of at least two:    a)  A 5/16 inch thick steel cable was used for a fall protection horizontal lifeline. The employer did not determine whether the cable is strong enough use as a horizontal lifeline. Located at the upper floor, rear.      Location:  24 John Street, New York, N.Y.     On or about 4-20-2012     Note: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2012-10-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(3): Guardrail systems were not capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 200 pounds applied within two inches of the top edge, in any outward or downward direction at any point along the top edge:    a)  The wood guardrail at the edge of the 6th floor was damaged (cracked) causing it to  be unstable; employees were exposed to fall hazard.      Location:  24 John Street, New York, N.Y.     On or about 4-20-2012     Note: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2012-10-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.854(b) During demolition operations; All walls were not left in a stable condition at the end of each shift:    a)  During construction activities a several ton section of 18 inch thick brick wall was left unsupported and in danger of tipping and falling 30 feet to lower work areas.  The top and sides of the wall were removed to make room for new steel beams; employees were exposed to structural collapse hazard.     Location:  24 John Street, New York, N.Y.     On or about 4-20-2012     Note: the employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2012-10-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1):  the employer did not have a material safety data sheet (msds sheets) for each hazardous chemical, product, or material that employees may be exposed to, as required by the osha hazard communication standard:     a)  A material safety data sheet (msds) for silica hazard was not provided by  The employer when employees were doing extensive jackhammer / demolition of brick walls which causes masonry dust containing silica.     Location:  24 John Street, New York, N.Y.     On or about 4-20-2012     Note: the employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2012-10-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):  the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training, as required by the osha hazard communication standard, about any health and safety hazards for chemicals, products, or materials employees use or may be exposed to:     a)  Training for health hazards of silica was not provided to employees.  Employees were  Doing extensive jackhammer / demolition of brick walls which causes masonry dust   Containing silica.     Abatement note:  Hazard communication training (1200(h) includes:  (1)  identifies the hazardous chemicals, materials, or products present in the work area, and how to identify/ detect them.   (2) the physical and health hazards of chemicals, materials, products in the work area, use of labels, use of material safety data sheets (msds).  (3) the measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards such as; personal protective equipment (ppe), work practices, emergency procedures.   (4) explanation of the details of the hazard communication program and how to access this information.

Issued

2012-10-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

CFR 1926.502(b)(6):  guardrail systems were not so surfaced as to prevent injury to an employee from punctures or lacerations and to prevent snagging of clothing:    a)  Nail tips were sticking out of the wood guardrails of the center stairway (three instances near the bottom of the stair); employees were exposed to hand injury.     Location:  24 John Street, New York, N.Y.     On or about 4-20-2012     Note: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE CASEFILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION NOR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY 29 CFR 1903.19.