OSHA Inspection: SHJ CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

Jun 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.96: Safety-toe footwear for employees shall meet the requirements and specifications in American National Standard for Men's Safety-Toe Footwear, Z41.1-1967.[58 FR 35152; June 30, 1993]    a) On or about May 26, 2015- job site at 52-30 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362    The employer permitted an employee to perform overhand brick laying work without safety shoes.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Issued

Jun 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2): Moving part(s) of equipment exposed to contact by employees or which otherwise created a hazard, were not guarded:     a) On or about May 26, 2015- job site at 52-30 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362    The employer permitted an employee to use a Bosch AG50-11VS grinder that had its guard removed.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Issued

Jun 30, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures, nor by any of the means listed in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this paragraph:     a) On or about May 26, 2015- job site at 52-30 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362    The employer permitted employees to work at a residential construction site that had an energized circuit breaker box     with out a cover.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Jun 30, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2): In energized installations, each outlet box did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:   a) On or about May 26, 2015- job site at 52-30 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362  The employer permitted their employees to work at a residential construction site that had energized electrical   receptacles without covers.   WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Issued

Jun 30, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i): Footings were not level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement:     a) On or about May 26, 2015- job site at 52-30 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362    The employer permitted an employee to perform overhand brick laying work from a tubular welded frame scaffold that    had its footing placed on upright cinder blocks and a wooden board.     ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Jun 30, 2015

Abate by

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vi): Each employee performing overhand bricklaying operations from a supported scaffold was not protected from falling from all open sides and ends of the scaffold (except at the side next to the wall being laid) by the use of a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity).  a) On or about May 26, 2015- job site at 52-30 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362  The employer permitted an employee to perform overhand brick laying work from a tubular welded frame scaffold that  did not have a top rail installed on at the work platform level, approximately 12 feet above the next lowest level.  WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Jun 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(9)(i): Each employee performing overhand bricklaying and related work 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a controlled access zone:  a) On or about May 26, 2015- job site at 52-30 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362  The employer permitted an employee to perform overhand brick laying work from a wooden plank, approximately 8 feet   above the next lower level, without fall protection.  WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.