OSHA Inspection: EMPIRE CABINET & MARBLE INC.

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards: Note:  Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.    Location:      157-163 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY     a)       Employees working on the unguarded edge of second floor platform air compressor area were not protected from falling approximately ten feet to the concrete floor. On or about 09/02/2015.

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes must be free and unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route.     Location:  157-163 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Rear.    a) The emergency exit leading from the second floor to the first floor via a stairwell was blocked by merchandises, a door on a cart and other materials. On  or about 09/02/2015.

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):    Location:   157-163 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn  NY.    a) Employees operating the power industrial truck without being certified and not trained. On or about 09/02/2015.    Abatement Note:    The certification shall include:    1.    The name of the operator.  2.    The date of the training.  3.    The date of the evaluation; and  3.    The identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation.

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, unless located and arranged so the purpose is evident.    Location:  157-163 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Wood Shop Area Front Entrance.     a)    An electric panel board was not legibly marked to indicate the purpose of each switch on the panel board in the establishment. On or about 09/02/2015.

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):    Location:    157-163 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Wood Shop South East.    a)              A live circuit breaker electrical panel board was missing the cover and was left open exposing employees working near the panel.  On or about 09/02/2015.      NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE CASEFILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY 29 CFR 1903.19.        Location:    157-163 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Wood Shop North West Entrance.     b)              A 120 VAC circuit breaker panel board had two exposed parts/bus bar. On or about 09/02/2015.      NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY of 1,000.00, IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings shall be provided with covers identified for the purpose.     Location:    157-163 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Wood Shop Area above stairwell.    A live electrical junction boxes were missing the face plates in the wood shop Area above stairwell was left open exposing employees to live parts. On or about 09/02/2015.

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1): Circular handfed crosscut table saw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:    Location:    157-163 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn. Wood Machine Area.    a)         The hand fed Porter Cable table saw system used in the wood machine area had no guard. Employees cut wood using the table saw without a guard. On or about 09/02/2015.

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): Guard(s) on machine(s) were not affixed to the machine or secured elsewhere when attachment to the machine was not possible.    Location:     157-163 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Stone Shop Area.      a)             Hand held grinders were used in the stone shop area with no safe guards. On or about 09/02/2015.

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(iv): Overcurrent devices for circuits rated 600 volts, nominal, or less, were located in the vicinity of easily ignitable material.    Location:    157-163 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Wood Shop Area Front Entrance North West.     a)    Electrical panel boxes located in an open electrical hallway area, rated 208/120 volt were not maintained free of storage materials. The area had a wooden work cart with an electric blender, other materials and debris. On or about 09/02/2015.      Location:    157-163 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Wood Shop Rear Area South East.    b)              Electrical panel boxes located in an open electrical hallway area, rated 208/120 volt were not maintained free of storage materials. The area had a wooden work cart with an electric blender, other materials and debris. On or about 09/02/2015

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(b)(3)(ii)(A): All 125-volt, single-phase, 15, 20 and 30-ampere receptacle outlets that are not part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and that are in use by personnel did not have ground-fault circuit-interrupter protection for personnel.    Location:       157-163 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.    a)                 Ground fault circuit interrupter protection was not provided to employees using portable tools with yellow extension cords. Employees performing stone cutting, grinding and polishing used the electric equipment with no GFCI protection. On or about 09/02/2015.

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(c)(4): Faceplates for flush-mounted snap switches. Snap switches mounted in boxes did not have faceplates installed so as to completely cover the opening and seat against the finished surface:    Location:    157-163 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Stairwell leading to the air compressor area.      a)             A switch in the stairwell area did not have the face plate completely covered the opening against the finish surface. On or about 09/02/2015.

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:     Location:    157-163 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Stone Shop Area.     a)              Orange extension cords connected to install double duplex boxes in the ceiling and on the walls were used in place of fixed wiring to power electric grinding equipment. On or about 09/02/2015.

Issued

Mar 1, 2016

Abate by

Mar 11, 2016

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): In every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial, or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official shall be marked on plates of approved design which shall be supplied and securely affixed by the owner of the building, or his duly authorized agent, in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate. Such plates shall not be removed or defaced but, if lost, removed, or defaced, shall be replaced by the owner or his agent.      Location:    157-163 2nd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.    a)              The employer did not post a load capacity sign for the surface above the supply room where an air compressor, several wooden pallets and other storage items would create a collapse hazard. On or about 09/02/2015.