OSHA Inspection: FRANK CONSTRUCTION CORP

Issued

May 13, 2013

Abate by

May 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:     On or about March 1, 2013-Job Site at 145-78 4th Avenue Whitestone, NY 1137       a) Employer did not provide fall protection for employees exposed to falls of 15-feet from scaffold.       b) Employer did not provide fall protection for employee exposed to 12-foor falls from the scaffold jack post.       WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 13, 2013

Abate by

Jun 28, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:   On or about March 1, 2013-Job Site at 145-78 4th Avenue Whitestone, NY 1137     a) Employer did not provide scaffold training for employees working on dismantling or erecting pump jack scaffold.     WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 13, 2013

Abate by

May 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 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 system, or personal fall arrest system, or an alternative fall protection measure that meets a provision described in paragraph (b) of 29 CFR 1926.501:    On or about March 1, 2013-Job Site at 145-78 4th Avenue Whitestone, NY 1137      a) Employee standing on the peak of the front entry gable to lower scaffold to the ground exposed to falls from 12-feet above the next lower level.      WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 13, 2013

Abate by

Jun 28, 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:   On or about March 1, 2013-Job Site at 145-78 4th Avenue Whitestone, NY 1137     a) Employer did not provide training to allow employees to identify and abate fall hazards greater than 6-feet and up to 12-feet.     WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.