OSHA Inspection: EXCELLENT BUILDINGCONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

2016-07-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.    Location:    34 West 17th Street, New York, NY.   a)     Employees were not protected by protective helmet from possible danger of head injury from impact and by falling/flying objects. Employees used a six feet A-Frame ladder to perform framing of the interior walls of the building. On or about 01/27/2016.

Issued

2016-07-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50-volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact.  Location:        34 West 17th Street, New York, NY. 5th Floor.  a) Energized electrical panel board was not provided with a cover. Employees were exposed to live electrical panel. On or about 01/27/2016.

Issued

2016-07-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(E): All lamps for general illumination were not protected from accidental contact or breakage.    Location:        34 West 17th Street, New York, NY. Throughout the site.  Employees were exposed to unprotected temporary lightings which were not protected. On or about 01/27/2016.

Issued

2016-07-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15): "Walking/working surfaces not otherwise addressed." Except as provided in 1926.500(a)(2) or in 1926.501 (b)(1) through (b)(14), each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.   Location:    34 West 17th Street, New York, NY. Fourth Floor.   a)             Employee fell 40 feet from the 4th floor to the cellar level. Employee was working near and over a garbage chute standing on a six feet A-frame ladder without using any form of fall protection. On or about 01/27/2016.

Issued

2016-07-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): Reinforcing steel. All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and into which employees could fall, shall be guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement.   Location:    34 West 17th Street, New York, NY. Cellar Floor.  a)        Protruding rebar in the cellar floor were left exposed and not capped. Employee fell down a shaft/chute forty feet from an A-Frame Ladder onto the exposed rebars in the cellar floor.  On or about 01/27/2016.