OSHA Inspection: RENAISSANCE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2014-10-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1560.00 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 wherever 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) On Top of the New York Traditions Bank Building - Two employees worked installing wooden roof sheathing on top of the new bank building.  These employees used personal fall arrest equipment for fall protection.  One of the employees had both ends of his 6-foot long shock absorbing lanyard fastened to the dorsal dee-ring on his harness.  This employee then tied off by knotting one end of a vertical lifeline rope to the middle of the 6-foot long shock absorbing lanyard.  The shock absorbing lanyard would not work reliably in the event of a fall in that, the shock absorber would not function because the dynamic forces created during a fall would not get exerted on the ends of the lanyard and absorbed by the device, exposing the employee to the hazard of excessive arresting forces, on or about July 31, 2014.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2014-10-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(1): Personal fall arrest system connectors were not drop forged, pressed or formed steel, or made of equivalent materials:  (a) On Top of the New York Traditions Bank Building - Two employees worked installing wooden roof sheathing on top of the new bank building.  The employees used personal fall arrest equipment for fall protection.  The employees used vertical lifelines made of rope as part of their personal fall arrest systems.  The employees connected the vertical lifeline ropes to the anchor point with knots and connected the vertical lifeline ropes to the shock absorbing lanyards with knots rather than using drop forged connectors, pressed or formed steel connectors, or connectors made of equivalent materials, exposing the employees to the hazard of falling to a lower level, on or about July 31, 2014.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2014-10-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(21): Personal fall arrest systems were not inspected prior to each use for wear, damage, and other deterioration, and defective components were not removed from service:  (a) On Top of the New York Traditions Bank Building - Two employees worked installing wooden roof sheathing on top of the new bank building.  The employees used personal fall arrest equipment for fall protection.  The employees used vertical lifelines made of rope as part of their personal fall arrest systems.  One of the two ropes used as a vertical lifeline had frayed at the end knotted to the one employee's lanyard, and the rope did not get removed from service, exposing the employee to the hazard of falling to a lower level, on or about July 31, 2014.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2014-10-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1560.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage used for attachment for personal fall arrest equipment was not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached nor was it designed, installed and used as follows:  As part of a complete personal fall arrest system which maintains a safety factor of at least two; and under the supervision of a qualified person:    (a) On Top of the New York Traditions Bank Building - Two employees worked installing wooden roof sheathing on top of the new bank building.  The employees used personal fall arrest equipment for fall protection.  The two employees used the same reusable roof anchor as an anchorage point.  The manufacturer of the reusable roof anchor designed the device for a single user only, exposing the employees to the hazard of falling to a lower level, on or about July 31, 2014.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and state employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2014-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(vi): Industrial trucks in use did not meet the applicable requirements of design, construction, stability, inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation, as defined in American National Standards Institute B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks, as follows:  the load engaging means was not fully lowered when leaving a powered industrial truck unattended:    (a) In Front of the New York Traditions Bank Building - Employees placed wood sheathing on the forks of the Gradall rough terrain forklift and elevated the forks of this lift to the roof level of the building.  The operator of this lift dismounted and did not have the load engaging means fully lowered, exposing employees to the hazard of a falling or dropped load, on or about July 31, 2014.    Corrected during the inspection.