OSHA Inspection: HORIZON WINDOW INSTALLERS

Issued

2015-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a program of frequent and regular inspections made by competent persons at the jobsite:    a)  Safety inspection was not provided:  During window replacement operations window pivot posts were cut leaving several windows without secure attachment to the building; a window fell from the 17th floor exposing employees to falling object hazard.      On or about 12/18/2014    Location: 163 W 125th Street, New York, N.Y.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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 regulatory requirements for controlling and eliminating hazards in the workplace:     a)  Employees were not provided sufficient instruction during window replacement operations, to ensure window pivot posts will not be cut ahead of time, before the mast climber scaffold is in position outside of the window.  A window fell from the 17th floor exposing employees to falling object hazard.      On or about 12/18/2014    Location: 163 W 125th Street, New York, N.Y.  NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(c): The employer did not ensure that when employees were exposed to falling objects: In addition to having employees wear hardhats, the employer shall implement one of the measures outlined in 501(c)(1) through (c)(3) which include:  Provide a toeboard, or screen or the equivalent, or a canopy,  or keep objects back away from the edge,  or barricade the area to which objects can fall:    a)  During window replacement operations window pivot posts were cut leaving several windows without secure attachment to the building; a window fell from the 17th floor exposing employees to falling object hazard.      On or about 12/18/2014    Location: 163 W 125th Street, New York, N.Y.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.