OSHA Inspection: 4 FANTASTIC HOME IMPROVEMENT CORP.

Issued

Apr 17, 2013

Abate by

Apr 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 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)  Worksite, 228 E. Broadway, Long Beach NY - Employees were not wearing protective helmets and were exposed to being struck by asphalt shingles and tools while walking and working below overhead work; on or about 04/01/13.        Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Apr 17, 2013

Abate by

Apr 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i):   Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system.      a)  Worksite, 228 E. Broadway Long Beach, NY - Employees were working on a ladder jack scaffold approximately 20ft above the ground without being protected by a personal fall arrest system; on or about 04/01/13.       Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Apr 17, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold(s) trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize those hazards associated with the type of scaffold(s) being used and to understand the procedure(s) to control or minimize those hazards:      a)  Worksite, 228 E. Broadway Long Beach NY - Employees were working on a ladder jack scaffold approximately 20ft above the ground without being trained to recognize the hazards associated with falling.      Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Apr 17, 2013

Abate by

Apr 30, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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)  Exterior, 228 E. Broadway, Long Beach NY - Employees were removing asphalt shingles on the roof of a residential home.  The employees were not protected from falling approximately 20ft to the ground below; on or about 04/01/13.     Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Apr 17, 2013

Abate by

May 8, 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) Worksite, 228 E. Broadway, Long Beach NY- Employees removing asphalt shingles to the roof of a two story residential home were exposed to falling approximately 20 ft to the ground below.  Employees were not trained to recongnize the hazards associated with falling; on or about 04/01/13.    Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.