OSHA Inspection: UPRISE IMPROVEMENTS, INC./JMG IMPROVEMENTS INC./CMG INTERIORS INC

Issued

Mar 8, 2017

Abate by

Mar 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $1,901 Reduced

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) 10 Market St. Amsterdam, NY 12010 - On or about September 12, 2016, employees applying stucco on the 5th frame scaffold platform were exposed to head injuries from employees dropping tools and material approximately 6'4" from employees working on the 6th frame above them.

Issued

Mar 8, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $1,901 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(a)(4): Firefighting equipment was not periodically inspected and maintained in operating condition. Defective equipment was not immediately replaced.    a) 10 Market St. Amsterdam, NY 12010 - On or about September 12, 2016, all three fire extinguishers on the first floor were fully discharged and ineffective if needed in case of fire.

Issued

Mar 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $2,535 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(E): Lamps used in temporary wiring for general illumination were not protected from accidental contact or breakage:    a) 10 Market St. Amsterdam, NY 12010 - On or about September 12, 2016, employees were exposed to shock and burn hazards while carrying metal studs and equipment through the first floor area that could come in contact with unprotected bulbs.

Issued

Mar 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,605 · Current $3,803 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(1): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings were not effectively closed:    a) Temporary outlet affixed to plywood, 10 Market St. Amsterdam, NY 12010 - On or about September 12, 2016, employees were exposed to shock and burn hazards while using electrical cords and fixtures that were not effectively closed.    b) Outlet outside Superintendents office, 10 Market St. Amsterdam, NY 12010 - On or about September 12, 2016, employees were exposed to shock and burn hazards while using electrical cords and fixtures that were not effectively closed.

Issued

Mar 8, 2017

Abate by

Mar 1, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $4,437 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:     a) 10 Market St. Amsterdam, NY 12010 - On or about September 12, 2016, employees were working on scaffold at a height of 40 feet that was not inspected by a competent person before the work shift.  Employees were exposed to potential scaffold collapse.

Issued

Mar 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,802 · Current $1,901 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1): Each employee on a scaffold was not provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects.  For falling objects too large, heavy or massive to be contained or deflected, the employer did not place and secure such potential falling objects away from the edge of the surface from which they could fall.    a) 10 Market St. Amsterdam, NY 12010 - On or about September 12, 2016, employees working below the 6th frame were exposed to struck-by hazards from dropped tools and debris.

Issued

Mar 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii): A toeboard was not erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below:    b) North side scaffold, 10 Market St. Amsterdam, NY 12010 - On or about September 12, 2016, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while walking below the scaffold without toeboards.

Issued

Mar 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,169 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.    a) 10 Market St. Amsterdam, NY 12010 - On or about September 12, 2016, employees were exposed to fall hazards of over 40 feet and were not trained in hazard recognition regarding the supported frame scaffold.

Issued

Mar 8, 2017

Penalty

Initial $88,724 · Current $44,362 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.    a) North side scaffold, 10 Market St. Amsterdam, NY 12010 - On or about September 12, 2016, four employees were exposed to fall hazards of over 40 feet without guard rails or conventional fall protection.