OSHA Inspection: ZHUO YUE CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1): The Employer did not 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.      Location: 80-53 168 Street Queens, NY.    On or About: 07/22/13      a) The Reciprocating Saw being used by the employees was not provided with a GFCI protection or an assured equipment grounding program.

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous.   Location: 80-53 168 Street Queens, NY.  On or About: 07/22/13  a)The orange 25 feet extension cord use to energize the Reciprocating Saw was missing the ground pin.

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports.    Location: 80-53 168 Street Queens, NY.    On or About: 07/22/13    a) Two employees were installing bricks from a tubular welded frame scaffold that was not fully planked.

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 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.       Location: 80-53 168 Street Queens, NY.    On or About: 07/22/13    a) Two employees were working from a tubular welded frame scaffold that did not have means of access. Employees climbed frames and crossbraces to get to work platform.

Issued

2013-08-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.   Location: 80-53 168 Street Queens, NY.  On or About: 07/22/13  a) Employees were using a portable ladder to gain access from the basement to the first floor of the house, but did not have the ladder side rails extending 3 feet above the upper landing surface.