OSHA Inspection: WESTCHESTER MODULAR HOMES CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

2016-07-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59):    JOBSITE:  The employer did not develop and implement a written Hazard Communication program where an employee was required to work with and handle hazardous chemicals, such as (but not limited to) Proform All Purpose Joint Compound.

Issued

2016-07-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)    JOBSITE:  The employee who was required to work with hazardous chemicals, such as (but not limited to) All Purpose Joint Compound was not provided with training and information on the chemical Hazard Communications.

Issued

2016-07-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface was not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes (including skylights) by covers:    JOBSITE:  The employee performing cleaning of jobsite was exposed to the hazard of tripping in and/or stepping into the uncovered floor holes.

Issued

2016-07-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1800.00 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):    JOBSITE:  The employees performing residential construction activities of a retirement home were not protected from falling 8 feet 5 inches to the lower level by the use of guardrails, personal fall arrest systems or other equivalent means.

Issued

2016-07-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  JOBSITE:  The employees, exposed to fall hazards while performing construction of a retirement home were not provided with training and information to recognize and minimize such hazards.

Issued

2016-07-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(1): The top edge height of the top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, was not 42 inches (1.1 m) plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm) above the walking/working level:Note:  When employees are using stilts, the top edge height of the top rail, or equivalent member, shall be increased an amount equal to the height of the stilts.    JOBSITE:  The height of the top rail of the guardrail system, installed on the ramp was less than minimum height of 39 inches above the ramp platform.

Issued

2016-07-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $1200.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(3): Guardrail systems were not capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 200 pounds (890 N) applied within 2 inches (5.1 cm) of the top edge, in any outward or downward direction, at any point along the top edge:    JOBSITE:  The guardrail system, installed on the entrance ramp was not capable of withstanding without failure a force of at least 200 pounds at any point along the top edge.

Issued

2016-07-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites.:  JOBSITE:  A ground fault circuit interrupter or an assured equipment grounding conductor program was not used where employees were operating electrical power tools and equipment.