OSHA Inspection: DELGADO HOME IMPROVEMENT INC.

Issued

Jul 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,050 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)  Worksite, Hamilton St. Freeport NY - Employees were not wearing protective helmets and were exposed to being struck by asphalt shingles and tools while walking and working below overhead work; on or about 7/18/15.       Note:   Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jul 20, 2015

Abate by

Jul 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.    a) Worksite, Hamilton St. Freeport NY - Employees installing shingles with a pneumatic nail gun were not provided with eye protection; on or about 7/18/15.    Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jul 20, 2015

Abate by

Jul 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i):   Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system.      a)  Worksite, Hamilton St. Freeport NY - Employees were working on a ladder jack scaffold approximately 12ft above the ground without being protected by a personal fall arrest system; on or about 7/18/15.       Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jul 20, 2015

Abate by

Jul 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):   Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502.      a)  Worksite, Hamilton St. Freeport NY - Employees were installing asphalt shingles on the roof of a two story residential home.  The employees were not protected from falling approximately 18ft to the ground below; on or about 7/18/15.       Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.