OSHA Inspection: ROSE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CORP

Issued

Oct 12, 2016

Abate by

Oct 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,672 · Current $2,672

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:   A). On 04/18/16, at the site of 69-14 Eliot Ave. Middle Village, NY   Employees working at ground level where roofing work was being performed over head were exposed to struck-by hazards. Protective helmets were not provided to the employees working on the ground.   ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Oct 12, 2016

Abate by

Oct 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $12,471 · Current $12,471

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 04/18/16, at the site of 69-14 Eliot Ave. Middle Village, NY  Employees replacing a steep roof with a ratio of 5 in 12 were not provided with fall protection exposing them to a fall hazard of approximately 22 ft. to the lower level.  b) On or about 04/18/16, at the site of 69-14 Eliot Ave. Middle Village, NY  Employees replacing a lower roof were not provided with fall protection exposing them to a fall hazard of approximately 8 ft. to the lower level.  ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 12, 2016

Abate by

Oct 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $12,471 · Current $12,471

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) On or about 04/18/16, at the site of 69-14 Eliot Ave. Middle Village, NY  Employees were not trained to recognize the hazard of falls while replacing a roof.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of 8 and 22-feet while working and were not provided with fall protection.      ABATEMENT DUCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 12, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,672 · Current $2,672

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:    a)        on or about 04/18/16, at 69-14 Eliot Ave. Middle Village, NY    Employees were using a portable ladder to gain access to a roof. The ladder side rails extended less than one foot above the upper landing surface was secured, but a grasping device was not provided to assist employees while mounting and dismounting the ladder. The employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 22 ft. to the ground below.   b)        on or about 04/18/16, at 69-14 Eliot Ave. Middle Village, NY    Employee was using a portable ladder to gain access to a lower roof. The ladder side rails extended less than two foot above the upper landing surface, was not secured and did not have a grasping device to assist employees while mounting and dismounting the ladder. The employee was exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 8 ft. to the ground below.     ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 12, 2016

Abate by

Oct 20, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:    a) On or about 04/18/16, at the site of 69-14 Eliot Ave. Middle Village, NY  Employees replacing a roof were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with using portable ladders.  Employees used ladders to gain access to a steep and lower roof, approximately 8 and 22-feet above a lower level.  Ladders side rails were not extended at least 3-feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface and a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.      ABATEMENT DUCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.