OSHA Inspection: L&D CORPORATION

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $500.00 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. These requirements are in addition to any other requirements for equipment grounding conductors.    Location: 220 77th Street Brooklyn, NY    On or About: 03/19/14    a) The DeWalt table saw being used by the employees was not provided with a GFCI protection or an assured equipment grounding program.

Issued

2014-09-17 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: 220 77th Street Brooklyn, NY      On or About: 03/19/14      a) The orange 25 feet extension cord use to energize a DeWalt table saw was missing the ground pin.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2): In an energized installation, each outlet box did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy.      Location: 220 77th Street Brooklyn, NY    On or About: 03/19/14      a) Employees were working next to unprotected energized outlet boxes.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 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 .    Location: 220 77th Street Brooklyn, NY    On or About: 03/19/14    a) Employees were performing siding from a tubular welded frame scaffold that was not fully planked. The employees were exposed to potential fall hazards of up to 25 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.      Location: 220 77th Street Brooklyn, NY    On or About: 03/19/14    a) Employees were installing siding from a tubular welded frame scaffold that was not provided with any fall protection system.  The employees were exposed to a potential fall hazard of up to 25 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.     Location: 220 77th Street Brooklyn, NY    On or About: 03/19/14    a) Employees were walking and working on the second floor balconies while no fall protection system was provided. They were exposed to potential fall hazards up to 20 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.    Location: 220 77th Street Brooklyn, NY    On or About: 03/19/14    a) Employees were not trained to recognize fall hazards. Employees were walking/working on the second floor balconies while no fall protection was provided; they were exposed to potential fall hazards of approximately 20 ft. to ground below.

Issued

2014-09-17 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 performed 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.  Location: 220 77th Street Brooklyn, NY  On or About: 03/19/14  a) Employees were not trained  to recognize hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used. The employees were not provided with proper fall protection system while exposed to a potential fall hazards up to 25 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  Location: 220 77th Street Brooklyn, NY  On or About: 03/19/14  a) The employer did not implement and develop a written Hazard Communication Program for each employee exposed/using chemicals such as cement and joint compound.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers shall have a material safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.  Location: 220 77th Street Brooklyn, NY  On or About: 03/19/14  a) Employer did not maintain the required MSDS information sheets to his employees for on site reference of the chemicals on site, including joint compound and Portland cement.

Issued

2014-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.     Location: 220 77th Street Brooklyn, NY  On or About: 03/19/14  a)The employer did not instruct and inform employees of the hazards for each employee exposed/using chemicals such as portland cement and joint compound.