OSHA Inspection: FORMICA CONSTRUCTION CO INC.

Issued

2015-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):    a) 266 West Service Road, Staten Island, NY 10314 - Employer failed to perform inspections of the job site where demolition was occurring that contained crush and struck-by hazards.    Condition occurred on or about November 25, 2014, and/or November 26, 2014, and/or November 28, 2014.

Issued

2015-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.859(g): During demolition, continuing inspections by a competent person were not made as the work progressed to detect hazards resulting from weakened or deteriorated floors, or walls, or loosened material. Employees were also permitted to work where such hazards existed without being corrected by shoring, bracing, or other effective means:  a) 266 West Service Road, Staten Island, NY 10314 - Employer failed to perform an inspection by a competent person to detect hazards before directing workers into a demolition site to perform work.  Condition occurred on or about November 25, 2014, and/or November 26, 2014, and/or November 28, 2014.

Issued

2015-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    a) 266 West Service Road, Staten Island, NY 10314 - Employer failed to instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards prior to directing them to work in a job site where demolition was occurring that contained crush and struck-by hazards.    Condition occurred on or about November 25, 2014, and/or November 26, 2014, and/or November 28, 2014.

Issued

2015-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $55000.00 · Current $50000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(a): An engineering survey was not performed by a competent person to determine the conditions of the framing floors and walls and the possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations.    a) 266 West Service Road, Staten Island, NY 10314 - Employer failed to perform an engineering survey prior to beginning demolition work of an existing building, exposing employees to caught-in and struck-by hazards.    Condition occurred on or about November 25, 2014, and/or November 26, 2014, and/or November 28, 2014.

Issued

2015-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $55000.00 · Current $50000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.854(d): Structural or load-supporting members on any floor were cut or removed prior to all stories above such a floor had been demolished and removed:      a) 266 West Service Road, Staten Island, NY 10314 - Ground level load-bearing walls were removed prior to second level concrete flooring being removed during demolition of an existing structure, exposing employees to crush and struck-by hazards.    Condition occurred on or about November 25, 2014, and/or November 26, 2014, and/or November 28, 2014.

Issued

2015-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(b): The walls or floors were not shored or braced where employee(s) were required to work within a damaged structure to be demolished:    a) 266 West Service Road, Staten Island, NY 10314 - Employer directed employees to perform work inside of an existing structure which had not been braced during demolition, exposing employees to caught-in and struck-by hazards.    Condition occurred on or about November 25, 2014, and/or November 26, 2014, and/or November 28, 2014.

Issued

2015-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $1000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent:  a) 11 Ferry Street, Staten Island, NY 10314: Employer failed to maintain OSHA 300 and 301A forms.  Condition occurred on or about March 23, 2015.   Abatement Certification and Documentation is required