OSHA Inspection: PANETTA CONTRACTING AND MASONRY, INC.

Issued

Jul 18, 2016

Abate by

Jul 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2): Belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, sprockets, spindles, drums, fly wheels, chains, or other reciprocating, rotating or moving parts of equipment were not guarded if such parts are exposed to contact by employees or otherwise create a hazard:     On or about; May 26, 2016    Location: 92 Thatcher Avenue, Harrison NY 10528    a) Employees engaged in residential construction activities were not protected rotating parts. The rope pull starter of a gasoline powered soil compactor was unguarded. The wire mesh cover/guard was missing.

Issued

Jul 18, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were being used:    On or about; May 26,2016     Location: 92 Thatcher Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528    a) Employees were exposed to electrical hazards by using various damaged extension cords to energize a radial saw and other equipment. Damage includes cut outer insulation at various points of the extension cords.

Issued

Jul 18, 2016

Abate by

Jul 31, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail and one stair rail system along each unprotected side or edge:    On or about; May 26, 2016    Location: 92 Thatcher Avenue, Harrison, NY 10528. Two front entry stairs to access the house.     a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falls from stairways. Employees accessed work areas inside the building by using two stairways, one having 6 and one having 9 risers. Both stairways did not have a stair rail or any other fall protection along the unprotected edges and were without at least one handrail.