OSHA Inspection: STATWOOD HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Issued

Jul 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:     a) 454 Barlow Avenue, Staten Island, NY: Employee was observed performing ground operations, with overhead siding operations being performed, without a protective helmet, exposing him to struck-by hazards.      Condition observed on or about June 8, 2015.

Issued

Jul 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above the lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, nor was an alternative fall protection plan which meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.502(k) developed and implemented:       a) 454 Barlow Avenue, Staten Island, NY: Employees were observed performing siding operations from a 2nd floor roof at a height of approximately 9' to the ground below with no fall protection in place, exposing them to fall hazards.      Condition observed on or about June 8, 2015.