OSHA Inspection: SAJID CONTRACTING, CORP.

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employee(s)were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety:      On or about: 10/30/14    Location: 1829 Southern Blvd. Bronx, NY    a) The competent person on site failed to remove the employees from an 8 foot deep excavation that was improperly shored and not sloped.

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $1,500 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:      Location: 1829 Southern Blvd Bronx, NY     On or about: 10/30/14    a) Employees used a 10 ft metal step ladder in the closed position to gain access to their work area.

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for the purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:   Location: 1829 Southern Blvd Bronx, NY   On or about: 10/30/14  a) Employees used a 10 ft metal step ladder in the closed position to gain access to their work area.

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Abate by

Jan 21, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary to enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  location: 1829 Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY   on or about: 10/30/14   a) The employer did not provide ladder safety training to employees. The employees use ladders to access the work zone.

Issued

Dec 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $12,600 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c):    On or about: 10/30/14    Location: 1829 Southern Blvd Bronx, NY    a) Employeees in a 3 foot wide 30 foot long 8 foot deep excavation along a foundation wall were not protected from cave-ins by sloping, shoring, or other protective system.