OSHA Inspection: WIRE UP ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING CORP

Issued

Dec 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    Location: 155 West 126th Street, New York, NY first floor site entry/exit.    On or about 30 October 2114, and again on 31 October 2014.    A). Employees entering and exiting the site on the first floor, were exposed to fall hazards through open floor joists into the basement below because the plywood walk path was not equipped with Guardrails, or safety nets to prevent employees from stepping off the path.

Issued

Dec 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a handrail system along each unprotected side or edge:    On or about October 30, 2014, and again on October 31, 2014.    Location: 155 West 126th Street, New York, NY    a). Employees working on site traversed the west stairs from roof top to street level numerous times daily to complete their work.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards because the stair systems was not equipped with a handrail system along each unprotected side or edge of the stairs.

Issued

Dec 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.Temporary treads and landings used for pan stairs that were to be filled in with concrete or other solid material at a later date were worn below the level of the top edge of the pan.  On or about October 30, 2014 and October 31, 2014  Location: 155 West 126th Street, New York, NY every stair well throughout the project.  Employees were traversing throughout the project using stairwells and were exposed to trip and fall hazards because the stair landing pans were not filled in with a solid material and the material used to fill stair treads had been worn down below the top lip of the tread pan.

Issued

Dec 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(4): Employer did not ensure Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structural members were provided between the top rail of the stair rail system and the stairway steps:    On or about October 30, 2014, and again on October 31, 2014.  Location; 155 West 126th Street, New York, NY West structure fourth floor stairway.  a). Employees utilizing stairs to traverse through the project from ground level to the roof, were not protected from falls off the stairs because the stairwells were not protected with midrails, screens, mesh, or intermediate vertical members.