OSHA Inspection: NEW HOUSE CARPENTRY

Issued

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer did not certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.     a )  The employer did not provide this office certification that items 1 and 5b of citation 1 have been corrected.  Abatement note: To abate this citation, the employer's certification that abatement is complete must include, for each cited violation, in addition to the information required by paragraph (h) of this section, the date and method of abatement and a statement that affected employees and their representatives have been informed of the abatement.

Issued

2013-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): The employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites:    Location: 276 Buttonwood Ave Cortlandt Manor NY 10567    On or about 11/29/12,  a) Employees that used electrical tools including a Bosch miter saw and Dewalt reciprocating saw powered by a 6000 watt generator were not protected by either a ground fault circuit interrupter or an assured equipment grounding conductor program.

Issued

2013-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:    Location: 276 Buttonwood Ave Cortlandt Manor NY 10567    On or about 11/29/12,  a) Employees working from a pump jack scaffold and a roof bracket scaffold were not protected from falling to the ground below.

Issued

2013-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i): The end of a platform 10 feet or less in length extended over its support more than 12 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees and/or materials without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilivered end:    Location: 276 Buttonwood Ave Cortlandt Manor NY 10567    On or about 11/29/12,  a) A scaffold plank on a roof bracket scaffold extended approximately 15 inches beyond its end support. It was not installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform was able to support an employee without tipping.

Issued

2013-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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: 276 Buttonwood Ave Cortlandt Manor NY 10567    On or about 11/29/12,  a) Poles for a pump jack scaffold were not secured at the bottom.

Issued

2013-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:    Location: 276 Buttonwood Ave Cortlandt Manor NY 10567    On or about 11/29/12,  a) Employees accessing a roof with a 12 in 12 pitch to perform siding work were not protected from falling to the ground below.

Issued

2013-03-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    Location: 276 Buttonwood Ave Cortlandt Manor NY 10567    On or about 11/29/12,  a) The employer did not adequately train employees to recognize hazards and applicable regulations to control or eliminate those hazards related to fall protection, scaffolding, ladders and working wiith electrical equipment.

Issued

2013-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladder(s) 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:    Location: 276 Buttonwood Ave Cortlandt Manor NY 10567    On or about 11/29/12,  a) Two extension ladders used in conjunction with pump jack scaffolding were set up at angles that were too shallow.