OSHA Inspection: SKY GLOBAL CONCRETE CORP.

Issued

Nov 2, 2017

Abate by

Dec 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $3,042 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)(a)    On or about May 12, 2017, at work site located at 88-08 Justice Avenue, Elmhurst, NY 11373    Employees were working with and using hazardous chemicals such as concrete and gasoline without their employer having a written hazard communication program.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Nov 2, 2017

Abate by

Dec 21, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  On or about May 12, 2017, at work site located at 88-08 Justice Avenue, Elmhurst, NY 11373  Employees were working with and using hazardous chemicals such as concrete and gasoline without being provided with hazard communication training.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Nov 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $3,803 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall or come against, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:    On or about May 12, 2017, at work site located at 88-08 Justice Avenue, Elmhurst, NY 11373    Employees working on the construction of a steel rebar framework being prepared in advance of the pouring of concrete to construct the building slab and columns were exposed to an impalement hazard when carrying bundles of rebar past uncapped vertical rebar which was in place to form reinforced concrete columns. The uncapped rebar was approximately chest/stomach height for the employees walking over the slab rebar framework.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.