NEW YORK, NY —
OSHA Inspection: SOHO CONTRACTING CORP.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SOHO CONTRACTING CORP. in 225 VARICK ST C/O VARICK ST AND CLARKSON ST, NEW YORK, NY 10014 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 340591544.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SOHO CONTRACTING CORP.
- Site address
- 225 VARICK ST C/O VARICK ST AND CLARKSON ST
- City
- NEW YORK
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 10014
- Mailing
- 225 VARICK ST., RM 303, NEW YORK, NY 10014
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 238990
- Employees
- 40
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $3,267 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports. Location: 225 Varick St., New York, NY. a) Employer did not fully plank the mason scaffold utilized by employees to dismantle a bridge scaffold. Employees were exposed to a potential fall hazard of up to approximately 13 ft. to the sidewalk below; on or about 4/28/15.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3267
- — C (S) $4900
- — Z (S) $4900
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $3,267 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access. Location: 225 Varick St., New York, NY. a) Employer did not provide an access ladder for the mason scaffold used by employees while dismantling a bridge scaffold. Employees were exposed to fall hazards as they used the scaffold components as means of access to their work areas; on or about 4/28/15.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3267
- — C (S) $4900
- — Z (S) $4900
1926.451 E09 IV
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(9)(iv): Cross braces on tubular welded frame scaffolds were used as a means of access or egress. Location: 225 Varick St., New York, NY. a) Employer did not provide an access ladder for the mason scaffold used by employees while dismantling a bridge scaffold. Employees were exposed to fall hazards as they used the scaffold components as means of access to their work areas; on or about 4/28/15.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $3,266 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section. Location: 225 Varick St., New York, NY. a) Two employees were not protected from falling while working from a mason scaffold that did not have a guardrail system and they were not wearing a personal fall arrest system. The employees were exposed to a potential fall of up to approximately 13 ft to the sidewalk below; on or about 4/28/15.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3266
- — C (S) $4900
- — Z (S) $4900
1926.452 W02
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(w)(2): Scaffold casters and wheels were not locked with positive wheel and/or wheel and swivel locks, or equivalent means, to prevent movement of the scaffold while the scaffold was used in a stationary manner. Location: 225 Varick St., New York, NY. a) Employer did not lock two out of the four mason-scaffold's wheels to prevent movement while the scaffold was being used by employees to dismantle a bridge scaffold; on or about 4/28/15.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $4900
- — Z (S) $4900
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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 340591544.
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