MOUNT VERNON, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: KINGSPAN INCORPORATED
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of KINGSPAN INCORPORATED in 203 GRAMATAN AVE, MOUNT VERNON, NY 10550 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 341249910.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KINGSPAN INCORPORATED
- Site address
- 203 GRAMATAN AVE
- City
- MOUNT VERNON
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 10550
- Mailing
- PO BOX 780509, MASPETH, NY 11378
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238140
- Employees
- 150
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 A01
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $3,650 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(1): Each scaffold and scaffold component was not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it: a) On 3rd level of scaffold- An employee fell approximately 30 feet from a scaffold platform when the plank he was working on broke. It was not able to support 4 times the intended load applied or transmitted to it; on or about 1/11/16.
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $3650
- · C (S) $6300
- · Z (S) $6300
1926.451 G04 XV
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $3,650 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(xv): Crossbracing is acceptable in place of a midrail when the crossing point of two braces is between 20 inches (0.5 m) and 30 inches (0.8 m) above the work platform or as a toprail when the crossing point of two braces is between 38 inches (0.97 m) and 48 inches (1.3 m) above the work platform. The end points at each upright shall be no more than 48 inches (1.3 m) apart. a) On 3rd level of scaffold- Employees were exposed to a fall of approximately 30 feet while working on a scaffold with crossbraces as a means of guardrails. The lower crossbrace crossing point was approximately 9.5" above the work platform allowing an opening of 33" from the crossbrace point to the top of the work platform; on or about 1/11/16.
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $3650
- · C (S) $6300
- · Z (S) $6300
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2016
- Abate by
- Jun 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $1,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards: a) On third level of scaffold- Employees were not trained and were exposed to an approximate 33 ft fall while working on a tubular welded scaffold; on or about 1/11/16.
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $1250
- · C (S) $4500
- · Z (S) $4500
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 341249910.
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