BROOKLYN, NY —
OSHA Inspection: GM CONTRACTORS PLUS CORP
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of GM CONTRACTORS PLUS CORP in 475 LOCKE ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11207 (NAICS 236210). OSHA activity number 341638559.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GM CONTRACTORS PLUS CORP
- Site address
- 475 LOCKE ST
- City
- BROOKLYN
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 11207
- Mailing
- 150 DOCTOR MLK DR., LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 236210
- Employees
- 31
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 A06
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,338 · Current $3,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person. On or about 7/21/16 Location: 475 Lock St. Brooklyn NY11239 a) Employees worked on a elevated platform which wsa not designed by a qualified person.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3600
- — C (S) $6338
- — Z (S) $6338
1926.451 C02 V
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 26, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,873 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): Fork-lifts were used to support scaffold platforms while the entire platform was not attached to the fork. On or about 7/21/16 Location: 475 Lock St. Brooklyn NY11239 a) Employees worked on a elevated platform and the platform was not attached to the forks of the JLG Lull 1044C54 series II (telescoping forklift).
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $5000
- — C (S) $8873
- — Z (S) $8873
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,338 · Current $3,600 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. Location: 475 Lock St. On or about 7/21/2016 a) Employees removed buckets of spackle and other materials from a job made container/platform elevated to the 5th floor and were not trained to recognize hazards associated with working from the elevated platform.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3600
- — C (S) $6338
- — Z (S) $6338
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 Location: 475 Lock St Brooklyn On or about the 7/21/16 a) Employees were exposed to falls from the 5th floor, while unloading a elevated platform by an unguarded hoist area and were not trained to recognize and minimize fall hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 26, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $76,049 · Current $43,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section. Location: 475 Lock St. On or about 7/21/2016 a) Employees removed buckets of spackle and other materials from a job made container/platform that was elevated by a JLG Lull Model 1044C-54 to the 5th floor of the building and they did not use any form of fall protection.
Recent events (3)
- — F (W) $43400
- — C (W) $76049
- — Z (W) $76049
1926.501 B03
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 26, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $76,049 · Current $43,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(3): Each employee in a hoist area was not protected from falling 6 feet (1.8m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems: Location: 475 Lock St. On or about 7/21/2016 a) Employees removed buckets of spackle and other materials from a job made container/platform elevated to the 5th floor were not protected by any form of fall protection system when working at the edge of the 5th floor and stepping onto the platform.
Recent events (3)
- — F (W) $43400
- — C (W) $76049
- — Z (W) $76049
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341638559.
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