BRONX, NY —
OSHA Inspection: COVA CONCRETE CORP.
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of COVA CONCRETE CORP. in 906 SIMPSON STREET, BRONX, NY 10459 (NAICS 238110). OSHA activity number 340171339.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- COVA CONCRETE CORP.
- Site address
- 906 SIMPSON STREET
- City
- BRONX
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 10459
- Mailing
- 146-62 106TH AVENUE, JAMAICA, NY 11435
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238110
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to hazards of being struck-by, crushed, and/or caught in moving parts under a concrete pump truck: a) 906 Simpson Street, Bronx, NY 10459: On or about January 6, 2015, a driver and an operator of a concrete pump truck were pumping concrete to a construction site when they were exposed to hazards of being struck-by, crushed, and/or caught in the rotating main drive shaft of the truck as the driver went under the truck in an attempt to trouble-shoot problems with the pumping of concrete. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct these hazards include: 1. Develop, document and utilize a lockout/tagout program in accordance with ANSI/ASSE A10.44-2006 Control of Energy Sources (Lockout/Tagout) for Construction and Demolition Operations.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: a) Cova Concrete Corp. - Company Truck Yard at 109th Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY: The employer did not establish a lockout/tagout program for employees engaged in activities covered by this section such as working underneath concrete pump trucks to perform repair and maintenance; on or about; 1/8/15. B) 906 Simpson Street, Bronx, NY 10459: On or about January 6, 2015, a driver and an operator of a concrete pump truck were pumping concrete to a construction site when they were exposed to hazards of being struck-by, crushed and/or caught in the rotation main drive shaft of the truck as the driver went under the truck in an attempt to trouble-shoot problems with the pumping of concrete.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3500
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jul 1, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: a) Cova Concrete Corp. - Company Truck Yard at 109th Avenue and Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY: The employer did not develop and document procedures for the control of hazardous energy for employees engaged in activities covered by this section such as working underneath concrete pump trucks to perform repair and maintenance; on or about 1/8/15.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3500
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 340171339.
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