OSHA Inspection: VICENTE MASONARY WORK, LLC

Issued

Jan 25, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,259 · Current $1,956 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles:      a) 1 Oak Street, Pawling, NY 12564: On or about September 21, 2016 an employee was engaged in jack hammering concrete from a chimney and was not wearing eye or face protection. He was exposed to flying particles that could result in an eye or face injury.

Issued

Jan 25, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,630 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): The platform of the working level of scaffold was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports:      a) 1 Oak Street, Pawling, NY 12564: On or about September 21, 2016 employees were repairing a brick chimney from a scaffold. The working platform was not fully decked or planked between the front uprights and guardrails. Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 38 feet.

Issued

Jan 25, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(4): Each end of a platform, unless cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means, did not extend over the centerline of its support at least 6 inches:   a) 1 Oak Street, Pawling, NY 12564: On or about September 21, 2016, the platform  of a scaffold was not cleated, restrained by hooks or equivalent means and did not extend over the center line of its support at least 6 inches.  Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 38 feet.

Issued

Jan 25, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i): The end of a platform 10 feet or less in length, extended over its support more than 12 inches:   a) 1 Oak Street, Pawling, NY 12564: On or about September 21, 2016, employees were working from a scaffold platform that extended more than 12 inches over its support, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 38 feet.

Issued

Jan 25, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $2,282 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1): Supported scaffolds with a height to base width (including outrigger supports, if used) ratio of more than four to one (4:1) were not restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means, as set forth in subparagraphs (i) - (iii) of this paragraph:      a) 1 Oak Street, Pawling, NY 12564: On or about September 21, 2016 employees were repairing a brick chimney from a  scaffold frame that was not secured to a permanent structure, becoming exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 38 feet.

Issued

Jan 25, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,309 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:      a) 1 Oak Street, Pawling, NY 12564: On September 21, 2016, two scaffold poles were missing base plates exposing two employees to a fall hazard of approximately 38 feet.

Issued

Jan 25, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $2,282 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) 1 Oak Street, Pawling, NY 12564: On or about September 21, 2016 the scaffold was not inspected by a competent person before the work shift to confirm the structural integrity. The scaffold had many deficiencies including but not limited to lack of planking and missing baseplates, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 38 feet.

Issued

Jan 25, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs 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) 1 Oak Street, Pawling, NY 12564: On or about September 21, 2016 the employer did not train employees  to recognize the hazards associated with scaffold.

Issued

Jan 25, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $2,282 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i): A snaphook not of the locking type was engaged (i) directly to webbing, rope or wire rope; (ii) to each other (iii) to a Dee-ring to which another snaphook or other connector is attached;(iv) to a horizontal lifeline; or (v) to any objectwhich is incompatibly shaped or dimensioned in relation to the snaphook such that unintentional disengagement could occur by the connected object being able to depress the snaphook keeper and release itself:      a) 1 Oak Street, Pawling NY 12564: On or about 9/21/2016 two (2) employees had their snap hooks engaged directly to webbing rope becoming exposed to a potential fall hazard of approximately 38 feet.

Issued

Jan 25, 2017

Abate by

Jan 31, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,304 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    a)  1 Oak Street, Pawling, NY  - On or about 9/21/16, an extension ladder extended approximately 6" above the edge of the window.  Employees used the ladder to enter the window and were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 14'.