OSHA Inspection: RNC INDUSTRIES, LLC

Issued

Sep 17, 2013

Abate by

Oct 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,950 · Current $1,675 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(i): Employees were not trained, as necessary, by a competent person qualified to recognize the nature of fall hazards in the work area.     Location: 23 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10026.     On or About March 29, 2013     a) Employees were not trained to recognize or minimize fall protection hazards associated with leading edge work.

Issued

Sep 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,930 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.703(a)(1): Formwork was not designed, fabricated, erected, supported, braced and maintained so that it would be capable of supporting without failure all vertical and lateral loads that could reasonably be anticipated to be applied to the form.    Location: 23 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10026, Firts floor     On or about 03/29/13    a) The formwork was not erected and supported properly. While two employees were extending the decking on the second floor the DOKA support system collapsed.

Issued

Sep 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,950 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.703(b)(1): Shoring equipment (including equipment used in reshoring operations) was not inspected prior to erection to determine that the equipment met the requirements specified in the formwork drawings.      Location: 23 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10026,First floor.    On or about 03/29/13    a) DOKA beams were not inspected prior to being erected as formwork.

Issued

Sep 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,930 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.703(b)(2): Shoring equipment was damaged such that its strength was reduced to less than that required.      Location: 23 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10026, First Floor    On or about 03/29/13      a) Beams of the DOKA system formwork were damaged and an employee fell when a beam failed.

Issued

Sep 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $34,650 · Current $17,325 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(2)(i): Each employee who was constructing a leading edge 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  Note:  If the employer could demonstrate that it was infeasible or created a greater hazard to use these systems, a fall protection plan meeting the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502 should have been developed and implemented.    Location: 23 West 116th Street, New York, NY 10026, 2nd floor deck     On or about 03/29/13    a) Employees were working on extending the second floor deck by sheathing over the DOKA floor form system. They were not protected from falling while exposed to a potential fall of 15 feet to the ground below.      RNC INDUSTRIES LLC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A REPEAT VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD, ITS EQUIVALENT, OR ESSENTIALLY SIMILAR STANDARD, 1926.501(B)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 312999113 CITATION NUMBER 02, ITEM NUMBER 002, ISSUED ON 01/07/2010  NOTE: FINAL ORDER DATE 7/14/2010