OSHA Inspection: JIST CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Mar 12, 2018

Abate by

Apr 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $311 · Current $311

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  a) The employer failed to submit to OSHA within 10 calendar days of 7/26/17, certification of abatement of Citation 1, item 2 issued in this case under 29 CFR 1926.503(a):

Issued

Jul 26, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system;  On or about; March 24, 2017  Location: Third floor level, roof top of the lumber beams, And second and third floor levels window openings, right side of the house, new residential construction: 42 Ostilla Ave. New Square, NY  a) One employee engaged in residential construction activities, standing on the top of a lumber beam at the third floor level (approximately 30 feet above the ground) while unloading lumber from a forklift, was not protected from falls by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.  b) Four employees engaged in residential construction/framing activities, walking/working at the second and third floor levels in close proximity to window openings less than 39 inches above the walking/working level,  were not protected from falls by safety net system, personal fall arrest system or adequate guardrail systems, with a top rail at least 42 inches (1.1 m) plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm) above the walking/working level.

Issued

Jul 26, 2017

Abate by

Aug 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide adequate training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program did not enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and did not train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  On or about; March 24, 2017  Location: Third floor level, roof top of the lumber beams, And second and third floor levels window openings, right side of the house, new residential construction: 42 Ostilla Ave. New Square, NY  a) One employee engaged in residential construction activities, standing on the top of a lumber beam at the third floor level (approximately 30 feet above the ground) while unloading lumber from a forklift, was not protected from falls by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.  b) Four employees engaged in residential construction/framing activities, walking/working at the second and third floor levels in close proximity to window openings less than 39 inches above the walking/working level,  were not protected from falls by safety net system, personal fall arrest system or adequate guardrail systems with a top rail at least 42 inches (1.1 m) plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm) above the walking/working level.