OSHA Inspection: LEVEL ONE BUILDERS INC

Issued

Dec 30, 2014

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification:    a) On or about December 16, 2014, job site at 252-28 Leith Road, Little Neck, NY 11362:    Employer permitted their employees to use an electrical outlet box, that is designed to be mounted on a wall, as a      re-locatable power strip.    WRTTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Dec 30, 2014

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap:  a)  On or about December 16, 2014, job site at 252-28 Leith Road, Little Neck, NY 11362:  Employer permitted their employees to use an energized flexible cord to operate power tools that had been improperly  spliced.  WRTTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Dec 30, 2014

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii): On a construction site, where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, all 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets which were not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees did not have approved ground fault circuit interrupers for personal protection:  a)  On or about December 16, 2014, job site at 252-28 Leith Road, Little Neck, NY 11362:  Employer permitted their employees to use electrical powered hand tools that without Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter  protection.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Dec 30, 2014

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(2)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level where leading edges are under construction, but who was not engaged in the leading edge work, was not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.Note:  If a guardrail system was chosen to provide the fall protection, and a controlled access zone had already been established for leading edge work, the control line may be used in lieu of a guardrail along the edge that parallels the leading edge.    a)  On or about December 16, 2014, job site at 252-28 Leith Road, Little Neck, NY 11362:    Employer permitted their employees to work near a large floor opening, over 7 feet to the next lowest level, without any     fall protection.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Dec 30, 2014

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):       a)  On or about December 16, 2014, job site at 252-28 Leith Road, Little Neck, NY 11362:    Employer permitted their employees to work on the second floor of a residential construction site, 9 feet, 6 inches above    the next lowest level, without any fall protection.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED

Issued

Dec 30, 2014

Abate by

Jan 27, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a)  On or about December 16, 2014, job site at 252-28 Leith Road, Little Neck, NY 11362:  Employer permitted their employees to work on the second floor of a residential construction site, 9 feet, 6 inches above  the next lowest level, without any fall protection training.  WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED