OSHA Inspection: TRI-STATE RENOVATIONS INC.

Issued

May 28, 2013

Abate by

Jun 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i): Except as required or permitted elsewhere in this subpart, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more shall be guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures, or by any of the following means:    Site: 325 West Broadway New York, NY    On or about 4/9/13    Employees were exposed to electrical hazards from wire exposed as part of a ceiling dropped extension cord connection.

Issued

May 28, 2013

Abate by

Jun 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): General. The employer shall 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. These requirements are in addition to any other requirements for equipment grounding conductors.      Site: 325 West Broadway New York, NY    On or about 4/9/13    a) The employee using a Makita jack hammer was not provided with a GGFCI or an assure grounding conductor program.

Issued

May 28, 2013

Abate by

Jun 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent and continuous.    Site: 325 West Broadway New York, NY    On or about 4/9/13    a) The red extension cord use to power a chipping gun was missing the ground pin.

Issued

May 28, 2013

Abate by

Jun 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(j)(1)(ii): Support. Fixtures, lampholders, rosettes, and receptacles shall be securely supported. A fixture that weighs more than 6 pounds (2.72 kg) or exceeds 16 inches (406 mm) in any dimension shall not be supported by the screw shell of a lampholder.    Site: 325 West Broadway New York, NY    On or about 4/9/13    a) Employees were using tools and extension cords that were plugged into a receptacle that was not properly secured.

Issued

May 28, 2013

Abate by

Jun 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.    Site: 325 West Broadway New York, NY    On or about 4/9/13    a) Employer did not ensure that the tubular scaffold utilize by the employees was provided with an acess ladder.

Issued

May 28, 2013

Abate by

Jun 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.      Site: 325 West Broadway New York, NY    On or about 4/9/13    a) Employees working on a tubular scaffold were exposed to fall hazards from approximately 30 feet.

Issued

May 28, 2013

Abate by

Jun 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Frames and panels shall be braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which secure vertical members together laterally. The cross braces shall be of such length as will automatically square and align vertical members so that the erected scaffold is always plumb, level, and square. All brace connections shall be secured.    Site: 325 West Broadway New York, NY    On or about 4/9/13    a) Employees were exposed to fall hazards, the tubular frame scaffold was assembled without the cross braces.

Issued

May 28, 2013

Abate by

Jun 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill.  Note: The following appendices to subpart M of this part serve as non-mandatory guidelines to assist employers in complying with the appropriate requirements of subpart M of this part.  [59 FR 40738, Aug. 9, 1994; 60 FR 5131, Jan. 26, 1995]    Site: 325 West Broadway New York, NY    On or about 4/9/13    a) Employees did not recognized/undestand the hazards associated with the task been performed.

Issued

May 28, 2013

Abate by

Jun 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(a): Prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations, an engineering survey shall be made, by a competent person, of the structure to determine the condition of the framing, floors, and walls, and possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure. Any adjacent structure where employees may be exposed shall also be similarly checked. The employer shall have in writing evidence that such a survey has been performed.    Site: 325 West Broadway New York, NY    On or about 4/9/13    a) The employer did not provide a survey that discusses the possibility of unplanned collapse of the building been demolished.