OSHA Inspection: SUNG JIN CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

2014-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $480.00 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) Front roof by garage right side: Employees without any eye protection were engaged in siding activities using a hand drill, on or about 5/31/2014.    b) Front of house: Employee without any eye protection was cutting wood with a circular saw, on or about 5/31/2014.

Issued

2014-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $640.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:      a) Front of house: Employee was using an extension cord with a missing ground pin to power different electric power tools , on or about 5/31/2014.

Issued

2014-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $640.00 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.      a) Garage wall: Employees were connecting an extension cord to a wall mounted outlet that did not have a face plate being exposed to electric shock, on or about 5/31/2014.    b) Garage ceiling: Employees were connecting an extension cord to a ceiling mounted outlet that did not have a face plate being exposed to electric shock, on or about 5/31/2014.

Issued

2014-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $480.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap:    a) Garage: Employee was powering an electric circular saw with a spliced extension cord being exposed to electric shock, on or about 5/31/2014.

Issued

2014-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:        a) Pump Jack Scaffold - Front of House: The top triangle bracing pole clamp unit on both uprights was defective and could not be adjusted, requiring the use of wood wedges and exposing employees to a scaffold collapse, on or about 5/31/2014.

Issued

2014-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:      a) Pump Jack Scaffold - Front of House: Employees without any means of fall protection were engaged siding activities from a pump jack scaffold platform, being exposed to a fall of approximately 13 feet, on or about 5/31/2014.

Issued

2014-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.       a) Pump Jack Scaffold - Front of House: Employees were engaged in siding activities from a pump jack scaffold platform that was not secured at the bottom, being exposed to a scaffold collapse and consequent fall of approximately 13 feet, on or about 5/31/2014.

Issued

2014-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $640.00 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) Front roof by garage right side: Employees without any means of fall protection were engaged in siding activities being exposed to a fall of approximately 14 feet, on or about 5/31/2104.

Issued

2014-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:     a) Scaffold by garage: Employees were accessing the scaffold over the garage doors with a ladder that did not extend 3 feet above the platform, being exposed to a fall of approximately 14 feet, on or about 5/31/2014.