JAMAICA, NY —
OSHA Inspection: MUSHKA HANDY INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of MUSHKA HANDY INC in 82-30 SURREY PLACE, JAMAICA, NY 11432 (NAICS 236115). OSHA activity number 340900471.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MUSHKA HANDY INC
- Site address
- 82-30 SURREY PLACE
- City
- JAMAICA
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 11432
- Mailing
- 145 SEA BREEZE AVE APT. B2, BROOKLYN, NY 11234
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
- 236115
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.403 B01 I
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1)(i): Suitability for installation and use in conformity with the provisions of this subpart. Suitability of equipment for an identified purpose may be evidenced by listing, labeling, or certification for that identified purpose: a) On or about September 8, 2015- job site at 82-30 Surrey Place, Jamaica, NY 11432 the employer permitted employees to use a re-locatable power strip, designed for home usage, to power a portable cement mixer. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1000
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.405 A02 II J
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(J): Extension cord sets used with portable electric tools and appliances were not designed for hard or extra-hard usage: a) On or about September 8, 2015- job site at 82-30 Surrey Place, Jamaica, NY 11432 the employer permitted employees to use a flexible cord set that is not designed for construction usage to power a portable cement mixer. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 B01 II
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(ii): The platform was not planked or decked as fully as possible and the remaining open space between the platform and the uprights exceeded 9.5 inches (24.1 cm): a) On or about September 8, 2015- job site at 82-30 Surrey Place, Jamaica, NY 11432 the employer permitted employees to work on a tubular welded frame scaffold that was not fully planked. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 C02 I
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 September 8, 2015- job site at 82-30 Surrey Place, Jamaica, NY 11432 the employer permitted employees to work on a tubular welded frame scaffold that had its footing placed on stacked cinder blocks. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level: a) On or about September 8, 2015- job site at 82-30 Surrey Place, Jamaica, NY 11432 the employer permitted employees to work on a tubular welded frame scaffold approximately 30 feet above the next lower level, without fall protection. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): a) On or about September 8, 2015- job site at 82-30 Surrey Place, Jamaica, NY 11432 the employer permitted employees to work approximately 10 feet above the next lower level, without fall protection. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2800
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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 340900471.
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