ELMHURST, NY —
OSHA Inspection: WATER TIGHT HOME IMPROVEMENTS CORP.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of WATER TIGHT HOME IMPROVEMENTS CORP. in 94-14 40TH ROAD, ELMHURST, NY 11373 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 339223836.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WATER TIGHT HOME IMPROVEMENTS CORP.
- Site address
- 94-14 40TH ROAD
- City
- ELMHURST
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 11373
- Mailing
- 215 OSER AVE. SUITE A, HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): 29 CFR 1926.450(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports: a) On or about July 16, 2013-Job site at 94-14 40th Road Elmhurst, NY 11373 Employer used ladder jack scaffold braces 2-feet long with 10-inch planks leaving 14-inches un-planked. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $1750
- — C (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $3500
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold were not protected by a personal fall arrest system: a) On or about July 16, 2013-Job site at 94-14 40th Road Elmhurst, NY 11373 Employer allowed ladder jack scaffold 16-feet above the next lower level to be used by employees without fall protection. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $1750
- — C (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $3500
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 30, 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 on a scaffold be 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: a) On or about July 16, 2013-Job site at 94-14 40th Road Elmhurst, NY 11373 Employer allowed employees to use ladder jack scaffold who could not identify 14-inches of missing planks and no fall protection. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339223836.
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