OSHA Inspection: FOX FORCE FIVE CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2014-09-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(i)(1): Employer did not ensure each circular hand-fed rip saw was guarded by a hood that completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut.  Location rear of the project at 338 Humbolt Street, Brooklyn, NY   On or about 7/24/2014  a). Employees were utilizing a Dewalt brand portable 10 inch table saw at the rear of the project to rip materials as needed to erect a wood framed deck. Employees were not protected from amputation hazards because the manufacturer supplied self adjusting blade guard had been removed from the saw.

Issued

2014-09-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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.  Location: 338 Humbolt Street, Brooklyn, NY front of project.  On or about 7/24/2014  a). Employees were removing siding form the front of the structure working from an elevated pump jack scaffold system about 14 feet above the ground and were not protected from fall hazards because the required bottom supports were not installed as per manufacturer specifications.

Issued

2014-09-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.  Location: 338 Humbolt Street, Brooklyn, NY, front pump jack scaffold, and rear deck.  On or about 7/24/2014  a). Employees working on the metal pump jack system approximately 14 feet above the ground and were exposed to fall hazards because they were not properly trained to utilize all of the required components of the pump jack system..