OSHA Inspection: STEVEN J. LEUZZI CEMENT CONTRACTORS

Issued

2015-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):      a) Jobsite - The working levels of the tubular welded frame scaffold were not fully planked or decked between the front and rear uprights thus exposing employees to fall hazards up to thirty (30) feet.  Employees were conducting demolition activities from various levels of the scaffold where two or three planks constituted the working levels.  Observed on or about December 12, 2015

Issued

2015-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:  a) Jobsite - The outrigger section on the 4th working level of the tubular welded frame scaffold contained one (1) plank that was approximately ten (10) inches in width.  This condition exposed an employee to a fall hazard of approximately thirty (30) feet.  Observed on or about December 12, 2015

Issued

2015-12-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access:      a) Jobsite - A ladder or other safe means of access was not provided to employees working on the tubular welded frame scaffold.  Employees were using the cross-braces and integral sections on the scaffold for access and egress.  Observed on or about December 12, 2015

Issued

2015-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section:    a) Jobsite - Employees performing demolition operations from the tubular welded frame scaffold were exposed to fall hazards up to approximately thirty (30) feet without the use of a fall protection system.  Observed on or about December 12, 2015

Issued

2015-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-01-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a) Jobsite - The employer did not provide information and training to each employee in the recognition, evaluation, and control of hazards associated with demolition operations and while working from tubular welded scaffolding.  Observed on or about December 12, 2015

Issued

2015-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(a): An engineering survey was not performed by a competent person to determine the conditions of the framing floors and walls and the possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations:    a) Jobsite - An engineering survey was not performed by a competent person prior to the commencement of demolition operations, thus exposing employees to possible collapse and crushing hazards.  The employees were actively engaged in removing the facade of the structure.  Observed on or about December 12, 2015

Issued

2015-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(c): All electric, gas, water, steam, sewer, and other service lines were not shut off, capped, or otherwise controlled, outside the building line before demolition work was started. In each case, any utility company which was involved was not notified in advance:  a) Jobsite - The electric service entry cable was not rendered off, capped, or otherwise controlled prior to the start of demolition operations.  Employees were conducting demolition operations from a tubular welded frame scaffold in close proximity to a live 120/240 VAC electrical line.  Observed on or about December 12, 2015