OSHA Inspection: LUIS AND SON CONTRACTOR INC.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1): 29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1): Employer did not ensure that electrical equipment is free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees:    a)   On or about January 24, 2014- job site at 92-04 158th Avenue Howard Beach, NY 11414    Employer allowed employees to be exposed to a flexible cord set with damaged insulation.       WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii): On a construction site, where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, all 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets which were not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees did not have approved ground fault circuit interrupers for personal protection:  a)   On or about January 24, 2014- job site at 92-04 158th Avenue Howard Beach, NY 11414  Employer allowed employees to be exposed electric shocks from H.D. Hammer Drill Serial No. 5227.  WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:   a)   On or about January 24, 2014- job site at 92-04 158th Avenue Howard Beach, NY 11414  Employer allowed employees to be exposed to an ungrounded H.D. Hammer Drill Serial No. 5227 and flexible cord set.  WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were 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 was not used:    a)   On or about January 24, 2014- job site at 92-04 158th Avenue Howard Beach, NY 11414    Employer allowed employee to climb 13-feet,  4-inches on tubular welded scaffold to reach a working surface and fix a debris net.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface was not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes (including skylights) by covers:    a) On or about January 24, 2014- at the site of 92-04 158 Ave Howard  Beach NY 11414.    Employees exposed to 5 open floor holes up to 16-inches wide by 17-inches long on the second floor exposing employees to falls up to 10-feet.        ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.