NEWBURGH, NY —
OSHA Inspection: KISKA CONSTRUCTION INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of KISKA CONSTRUCTION INC. in 532 GRAND AVENUE KISKA CONSTRUCTION UNDER BRIDGE, NEWBURGH, NY 12550 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 339089492.
What this inspection record means
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- KISKA CONSTRUCTION INC.
- Site address
- 532 GRAND AVENUE KISKA CONSTRUCTION UNDER BRIDGE
- City
- NEWBURGH
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12550
- Mailing
- 10-34 44TH DRIVE, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237310
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 5, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,390 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers. a) On or about 5/21/13, north span of Newburgh-Beacon bridge: Inspections of the jobsite did not include inspection of materials and equipment, such as: temporary scaffold support ropes and fall protection rescue equipment.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $7000
- — C (S) $5390
- — Z (S) $5390
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 5, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,390 · Current $0 Reduced
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: a) On or about 5/21/13, north span Newburgh Beacon bridge: employees were not instructed in the recognition and avoidance of hazards associated with the use of ropes for temporary support of longitudinal cables during erection of scaffolding, as well as working on scaffold deck section(s) supported by temporary ropes during erection.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $5390
- — Z (S) $5390
1926.451 F03
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 5, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity: a) On or about 6/21/13 on the north span of the Newburgh Beacon Bridge: Scaffold components (ropes, including temporary support ropes) were not inspected before each work shift by a competent person.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.454 B02
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 5, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(b)(2): The training was not provided by a competent person for the correct procedures for erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, inspecting, and maintaining the type of scaffold in question; a) On or about 05/21/13, Newburgh Beacon Bridge jobsite: Employees were not provided with training in correct procedures for erecting the scaffold system, in that: employees were not trainied in the selection of materials suitable for use as temporary support ropes, as well as use and limitations of temporary support ropes during erection of the scaffold deck.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 A03
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 5, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,390 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(3): Each suspension rope, including connecting hardware, used on non-adjustable suspension scaffolds shall be capable of supporting, without failure, at least 6 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to that rope. a) On or about 5/21/13, north span of Newburgh Beacon Bridge: Suspension ropes, including temporary support ropes, used in the construction of the scaffold platform were not capable of supporting at least 6 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to the rope.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $5390
- — Z (S) $5390
1926.451 A06
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 5, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,390 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds shall be designed by a qualified person and shall be constructed and loaded in accordance with that design. Non-mandatory Appendix A to this subpart contains examples of criteria that will enable an employer to comply with paragraph (a) of this section. a) On or about 5 /21/13, north span of the Newburgh-Beacon bridge: Scaffolding was not designed by a qualified person and constructed and loaded in accordance with that design, in that: Poly-dacron ropes were used for the temporary support of support cables and/or scaffold deck panels. Poly-dacron ropes were used at location(s) where rope could be susceptible to abrasion from contact with bridge structural members, as well as susceptible to excessive tension due to issues with moving horizontal steel cables into place.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $5390
- — Z (S) $5390
1926.502 D16 III
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 5, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,390 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level: a) On or about May 21, 2013, north span of Newburg-Beacon Bridge: Retractable lifeline systems used by employees while working at/near panel 69 were not properly rigged to limit freefalls to 6 feet; lifelines allowed excessive free fall distance of nearly 30 feet.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $5390
- — Z (S) $5390
1926.502 D20
- Issued
- Oct 24, 2013
- Abate by
- Nov 5, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(20): The employer did not provide for prompt rescue of employees in the event of a fall or did not assure that employees were able to rescue themselves: a) On or about May 21, 2013, north span of Newburg Beacon Bridge: a truck crane specified for use in the employer's fall protection rescue plan was not operational and the employer did not make other provisions to provide for the prompt rescue of employees in the event of a fall.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $7000
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
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