DOUGLASTON, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: VINNIE'S GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of VINNIE'S GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INC. in 62-17 DOUGLASTON PARKWAY, DOUGLASTON, NY 11363 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 339784407.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- VINNIE'S GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INC.
- Site address
- 62-17 DOUGLASTON PARKWAY
- City
- DOUGLASTON
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 11363
- Mailing
- 24 DRIFTWOOD DRIVE, PARLIN, NJ 08859
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: A.) On or about May 28, 2014 at location: 62-17 thru 62-25 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11363. The employer failed to provide employees that were working directly below the removal of roofing material with head protection (i.e. hard hats) ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1000
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents: A.) On or about Wednesday, May 29, 2014 at 62-17 thru 62-25 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston, NY 11363 Employees were observed using a Hilti nailing gun to secure roofing shingles without eye protection. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): ( A.) On or about Wednesday, May 29, 2014 at 62-17 thru 62-25 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston, NY 11363 Employees were observed installing roofing shingles on a residential rooftop approximately 25 feet above the lower level without a means of fall protection in place. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1000
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: A.) On or about Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at 62-17 thru 62-25 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston, NY 11363 Employees were observed using a portable extension ladder not extended at least three (3) above the upper landing surface to access a residential rooftop while installing roof shingles. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1000
- · Z (S) $2000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339784407.
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