OSHA Inspection: AGO & ALAUDIN GENERAL CONTRACTING, CORP.

Issued

Aug 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    On or about 5/20/2014, E. 166th Street    a) The employer did not conduct safety and health training as required by the standard.

Issued

Aug 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures:    On or about 5/20/2014, Clay Ave and North Stairs    a) The employees used the entrance and the stairs, which had broken pieces of cinderblocks and wood, causing a tripping hazard.

Issued

Aug 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.34(c):  Means of egress was not continually maintained free of all obstructions or impediments to full instant use in the case of fire or other emergency:  On or about 5/20/2014, Clay Ave.  a) The employees used this entrance, which was obstructed with a scaffold and pallets of cinderblocks.

Issued

Aug 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(C): Receptacles were not of the grounding type unless installed in a complete metallic raceway, each branch circuit did not contain a separate equipment grounding conductor, and all receptacles were not electrically connected to the grounding conductor. Receptacles for uses other than temporary lighting were installed on branch circuits which supply temporary lighting. Receptacles were connected to the same ungrounded conductor of multi wire circuits which supply temporary lighting:    On or about 5/30/2014, Basement    a) The employees used the main power and the temporary lights. Both were on the same circuit.

Issued

Aug 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(E): All lamps for general illumination were not protected from accidental contact or breakage:    On or about 5/30/2014, Basement    a) The employees worked in the basement and six light bulbs did not have the protective cages.

Issued

Aug 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(1)(iii)(D): The extension cord was attached to the building surface:    On or about 5/30/2014, Basement    a) The employees used the temporary power and the 100' extension cord was wrapped around the steel column.

Issued

Aug 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached) where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 m) above the walking/working surface, was not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:    On or about 5/20/2014, South and East Walls    a) The employees worked at the two unguarded wall openings. They were exposed to a 15' fall hazard.

Issued

Aug 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): Reinforcing steel. All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and into which employees could fall, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:    On or about 5/20/2014, South Wall    a) The employees worked right at the edge where the rebar was not capped to prevent impalement.

Issued

Aug 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(a)(3): Riser height and tread depth were not uniform within each flight of stairs, including any foundation structure used as one or more treads of the stairs. Variations in riser height or tread depth shall not be over 1/4-inch (0.6 cm) in any stairway system:    On or about 5/20/2014, North East Side     a) The employees used these stairs to gain access to the basement. The tread depth was 7" to 9"  and exposed the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Aug 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(b)(1): Except during stairway construction, foot traffic was not prohibited on stairways with pan stairs where the treads and/or landings were to be filled in with concrete or other material at a later date, unless the stairs were temporarily fitted with wood or other solid material at least to the top edge of each pan:    On or about 5/20/2014, North Stairs, Basement to 2nd Floor    a) The employees used the stairs to gain access to the upper floors. The stairs and landings were not temporarily fitted with solid materials exposing the employees to a tripping hazard.

Issued

Aug 5, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii):  Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76cm) whichever is less, did not have one stair rail system along each unprotected side or edge:  On or about 5/20/2014, Northwest and Northeast Stairs  a) The employees used the stairs to gain access to the upper floors. Both sets of stairs did not have a stair rail system on the open side.