OSHA Inspection: ALVAREZ MASONRY INC.

Issued

2014-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3080.00 · Current $1740.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):    a) Job Site, Roof:  Employees worked from the top tier of the four frame high pipe scaffold.  The scaffold platform was not fully planked; on or about 3/19/2014.     b) Job Site, Roof, Central Ave Side: Employees worked from the top two tiers of the four frame high pipe scaffold . The scaffold was not fully planked; on or about 3/18/2014.

Issued

2014-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2200.00 · Current $1320.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(ii): Unstable objects were used to support scaffolds or platform units:     a) Job Site, Roof, Central Ave Side: The legs of the four tier high pipe scaffold, were set up on unstable bricks and planks; on or about 3/19/2014.

Issued

2014-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 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, stairway-type ladders, ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:    a) Job Site, Roof: Two employees working on the top tier of a four frame high pipe scaffold demolishing a chimney, were not provided with a safe means of access, on or about 3/19/2014.

Issued

2014-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3080.00 · Current $1740.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level:    a) Job Site, Center of Roof:  Two employees working on a top tier of a four frame high pipe scaffold, were not protected from falling, while demolishing a chimney; on or about 3/19/2014.     b) Job Site, Roof, Central Ave Side:  Two employees working from the second tier of scaffold to demolish the brick chimney, were not protected from falling, on or about 3/18/14.

Issued

2014-06-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladder(s) were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist emmployees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:    a) Job Site, 62 Water Street, Ossining, NY:  The aluminum 24' high "Louisville extension ladder used by the employees to gain access/egress from the roof was not secured nor did extend three (3) feet above the landing surface;