OSHA Inspection: NELSON CONTRACTING INC.

Issued

2017-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1498.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(4): Scaffold in use did not have each end of a platform cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means, and sections of the platform extended more than 6 inches (15 cm) over the centerline of its support.    a) Worksite at 111 Abeel Street, Kingston, NY - on March 22, 2017, and at times prior, employees working on scaffold platforms that were not restrained; and extended more than 6 inches over the centerline of the support.

Issued

2017-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $1498.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in accordance with paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (vii) of this section:     a) Worksite at 111 Abeel Street, Kingston, NY - on March 22, 2017, and at times prior, employees were working from a scaffold 40 feet above the ground with no guard rails, or other means of fall protection.

Issued

2017-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1630.00 · Current $1498.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1): 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 contained or deflected the falling objects:    a) Worksite at 111 Abeel Street, Kingston, NY - on March 22, 2017, and at times prior, no protection from falling debris was provided for employees at ground level by the use of a net, canopy screen, or other protective means.

Issued

2017-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1630.00 · Current $1498.00 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) Worksite at 111 Abeel Street, Kingston, NY - on March 22, 2017, and at times prior, employees working on scaffolding had not been trained to work on a scaffolding.

Issued

2017-04-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1498.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): The employer did not ensure that each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening was less than 39 inches (1.0 m) above the walking/working surface, were not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:      a) Worksite at 111 Abeel Street, Kingston, NY - on March 22, 2017, and at times prior, wall and window openings were improperly guarded, exposing employees to a 40 foot fall.

Issued

2017-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 by covers.    a) Worksite at 111 Abeel Street, Kingston, NY - on March 22, 2017, and at times prior, a 2 inch by 5 inch opening in the floor near the stairs on the 4th floor, was not covered to prevent employee injury from stepping into the hole and tripping.