OSHA Inspection: STAR CONSTRUCTION & HOME IMPROVEMENT INC.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage used for attachment for personal fall arrest equipment was not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached nor was it designed, installed and used as follows; As part of a complete personal fall arrest system which maintains a safety factor of at least two; and under the supervision of a qualified person:    a) On or about January 15, 2013- at the site of 107-45 124th street Richmond Hill, NY 11419.    The employer was providing slide guarde brackets as anchorage for his employees.    ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Abate by

Sep 5, 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 July 15, 2013-Job Site at 107-45 124th Street Richmond Hill, NY 11419  a) The Employer could not identify the need for fall protection when employees were exposed to falls of up to 25-feet.   WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):     On or about July 15, 2013-Job Site at 107-45 124th Street, Richmond Hill Ny 11419    a) Employer did not provide fall protection for employees 25-feet above the next lower level.    STAR CONSTRUCTION & HOME IMPROVEMENT INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDERD 1926.501(b)(13), OR ITS EQUIVALENT, WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 313425860, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 002a, ISSUED ON 01/07/2010 WHICH BECAME A FINAL ORDER DATE ON 02/17/2010.     WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jul 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    a) On or about July 15, 2013-Job site at 107-45 124th st, Richmond Hill, NY 11419     Employees re-shingling a roof 25-feet above the next lower level using a ladders to access the roof that were 8-inches to 10-inches above the roofline.       STAR CONSTRUCTION & HOME IMPROVEMENT INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDERD 1926.1053(b)(1), OR ITS EQUIVALENT, WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 313425860, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 003, ISSUED ON 01/07/2010 WHICH BECAME A FINAL ORDER DATE ON 02/17/2010.       WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.