BROOKLYN, NY —
OSHA Inspection: GLOBE K CONSTRUCTION CORP.
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of GLOBE K CONSTRUCTION CORP. in 516 HERKIMER STREET., BROOKLYN, NY 11213 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 342236957.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GLOBE K CONSTRUCTION CORP.
- Site address
- 516 HERKIMER STREET.
- City
- BROOKLYN
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 11213
- Mailing
- 7143 68TH ST., GLENDALE, NY 11385
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Other (I)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 236220
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2017
- Abate by
- May 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $1,625 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii) Location: a) Supported scaffold on ground level at north side of the job site: On or about 04/05/17, employees were working on the first tier platform of a 1-tier-high supported scaffold that was not fully planked or decked between front upright and the guardrail supports.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1625
- — Z (S) $2173
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2017
- Abate by
- May 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $1,625 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. Location: a) Supported scaffold on ground level at north side of the job site: On or about 04/05/17, employees were working on the first tier platform of a 1-tier-high supported scaffold. The supported scaffold legs did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1625
- — Z (S) $2173
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2017
- Abate by
- Apr 27, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,717 · Current $1,625 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. Location: a) On second floor of the building: On or about 04/05/17, employees were pouring cement on the steel deck on the second floor of the building approximately 10 feet above the ground level, and were exposed to falling to the ground level from not being protected by the use of guardrails, safety nets, or personal fall arrest systems.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1625
- — Z (S) $2717
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2017
- Abate by
- May 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $1,625 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. Crossbraces were used as a means of access. Location: a) Supported scaffold on ground level at north side of the job site: On or about 04/05/17, employees climbed the crossbraces as a mean of access to the first tier platform of a 1-tier-high supported scaffold.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1625
- — Z (S) $2173
1926.1051 A
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2017
- Abate by
- Apr 27, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,717 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairways or ladders were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, and no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided. Location: a) At north side of the jobsite: On or about 04/05/17, employees were climbing from the first tier platform of a 1-tier-high supported scaffold to the second floor of the building. The break in elevation between the first tier platform of the scaffold to the second floor of the building is approximately 4 feet. No safe access was provided.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2717
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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 342236957.
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