OSHA Inspection: PRO ACTIVE CONTRACTING, INC

Issued

2015-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.  Location: 2340 Cropsey Ave., Brooklyn, NY.     a) Employees were exposed to a potential fall hazard while working near an unprotected wall and/or window opening on the 8th floor; on or about 9/22/14.

Issued

2015-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $2400.00

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.  Location: 2340 Cropsey Ave., Brooklyn, NY.  a)The ladder's side rails used to access the working level did not extend 3 ft. above the landing surface.  Employees were exposed to a potential fall of up to 20 ft. to the 8th floor below; on or about 9/22/14.