OSHA Inspection: CHAMPION METAL & GLASS

Issued

2014-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a program of frequent and regular inspections made by competent persons at the jobsite:      a)  Construction site safety inspection was not provided; employees were exposed to fall hazards using a scissor lift at the front entrance/ sidewalk.      Location: 475 5th Ave, New York, N.Y; construction jobsite      On or about 2/10/2014      NOTE: BECAUSE THIS ITEM WAS CORRECTED DURING THE INSPECTION THE EMPLOYER IS NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6m) above or below a point of access the employer did not provide one of the following; portable ladders, hookon ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairwaytype ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold.  Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access:    a)  The employer did not ensure that employees use safe access to scaffolds (scizzorlift).  The employee stepped from the revolving door roof onto the top of the scizzorlift railings; was exposed to 7 ft fall hazard. The lift was not positioned so the railing access gate was accessible to the employee.     Location: 475 5th Ave, New York, N.Y.    On or about 2/10/2014    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2014-03-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold 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) Employees did not have sufficient training for safe use of scaffolds (scizzorlift). The employee stepped from the revolving door roof onto the top of the scizzorlift railings; was exposed to 7 ft fall hazard. The lift was not positioned so the railing access gate was accessible to the employee.    Location: 475 5th Ave, New York, N.Y.    On or about 2/10/2014    NOTE: BECAUSE THIS ITEM WAS CORRECTED DURING THE INSPECTION THE EMPLOYER IS NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.