OSHA Inspection: BSI BAN SOK INTERIORS

Issued

Jul 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $1,056 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact.      a) Second floor: Employees without any eye protection were engaged in framing activities being exposed to eye injury, on or about 6/28/2014.

Issued

Jul 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,848 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) Second floor: Employees without any means of fall protection were engaged in framing activities being exposed to a fall of approximately 25 feet, on or about 6/28/2014.

Issued

Jul 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $1,056 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(b)(1): Foot traffic was not prohibited on stairways where the treads and/or landings of pan stairs were to be filled in with concrete or other material at a later date and stairs were not temporarily fitted with wood or other solid material at least to the top edge of each pan:   a) Both Stairways: Metal deck stairways that did not have the treads and landings filled were being used by employee to acess the second floor, on or about 3/10/14.

Issued

Jul 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $1,056 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed  a) Second floor: Employee used a step ladder in the closed position to access the top plate while engaged in framing activities being exposed to a fall of approximately 8 feet, on or about 6/28/2014.

Issued

Jul 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $1,056 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:    a) Second floor: Employee used the top step of a step ladder while engaged in framing activities being exposed to a fall of approximately 6 feet, on or about 6/16/2014.    a) Second floor: Employees used the top step of a step ladder to access the top deck while engaged in framing activities being exposed to a fall of approximately 8 feet, on or about 6/28/2014.

Issued

Jul 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,520 · Current $2,112 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's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:   a) Second floor: Employees used a ladder that did not reach the platform to access the third floor deck/base plates while engaged in framing activities being exposed to a fall of approximately 10 feet, on or about 6/28/2014.    BSI Ban Sok Interiors was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 903513, citation number 01, item number 04 and was affirmed as a final order on 7/26/2013, with respect to a workplace located at 41 West Harriet Ave., Palisades Park, NJ.