OSHA Inspection: ALL CITY STUCCO SYSTEM INC

Issued

Apr 22, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact:    a) On or about March 7, 2016- job site at 53-09 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362    an employee was using a DeWalt DWE 4011 grinder to cut material without wearing eye protection.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Issued

Apr 22, 2016

Abate by

Apr 28, 2016

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use:    a) On or about March 7, 2016- job site at 53-09 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362    an employee was using a DeWalt DWE 4011 grinder, to cut material, that had its blade guard removed.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Issued

Apr 22, 2016

Abate by

May 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,500 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 March 7, 2016- job site at 53-09 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362    employees were working on a tubular welded framed scaffold that was not fully planked.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Issued

Apr 22, 2016

Abate by

May 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person:  a) On or about March 7, 2016- job site at 53-09 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362  employees were working on a tubular welded framed scaffold that was assembled by employees without a competent   present.  WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Apr 22, 2016

Abate by

May 4, 2016

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 March 7, 2016- job site at 53-09 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362  an employee was working on a tubular welded framed scaffold approximately 11 feet above the next lower level   without fall protection.  WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Issued

Apr 22, 2016

Abate by

May 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $0 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 March 7, 2016- job site at 53-09 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362    an employee was working on a landing at a residential construction site, approximately 11 feet above the next lower level,     without fall protection.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Issued

Apr 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(I): Protection was not provided to avoid damage to flexible cords and cables used for temporary wiring which passed through doorways or other pinch points:  a) On or about March 7, 2016- job site at 53-09 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362  an employee was using a DeWalt grinder that was being powered by a flexible cord set that was logged under a door,   without protection from damage.  WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Issued

Apr 22, 2016

Abate by

Jul 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program which at included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii): (Construction Reference: 1926.59)     a) On or about March 7, 2016- job site at 53-09 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362    employees of All City Stucco System Inc. were working with Energex, High Performance Wall Systems Stucco, without     any Hazard Communication Program.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Apr 22, 2016

Abate by

Jul 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):    a) On or about March 7, 2016- job site at 53-09 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362    employees of All City Stucco System Inc. were working with Energex, High Performance Wall Systems Stucco, without     maintaining workplace copies of the required safety data sheets.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Apr 22, 2016

Abate by

Jul 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)    a) On or about March 7, 2016- job site at 53-09 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362    employees of All City Stucco System Inc. were working with Energex, High Performance Wall Systems Stucco, without     any Hazard Communication training.    WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.