NEW YORK, NY —
OSHA Inspection: ARSENAL SCAFFOLD, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ARSENAL SCAFFOLD, INC. in 537 GREENWICH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10013 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 342400835.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ARSENAL SCAFFOLD, INC.
- Site address
- 537 GREENWICH STREET
- City
- NEW YORK
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 10013
- Mailing
- 95 JERSEY STREET, WEST BABYLON, NY 11704
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238990
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.302 A02
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,577 · Current $5,300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.302(a)(2): The use of electric cords for hoisting or lowering tools was permitted: a) 537 Greenwich Street, west side of building, on or about 6-7-17: One employee used the power cord to lower a rotary hammer drill from an elevated scaffold platform to the ground.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $5300
- — C (S) $5577
- — Z (S) $5577
1926.451 G04 XV
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,972 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(xv): Crossbracing used in place of a midrail was unacceptable because the crossing point of two braces is between 20 inches (0.5 m) and 30 inches ((0.8 M) above the work platform or as a toprail when the crossing point of two braces is not between 20 inches (0.5 m) and 30 inches (0.8 m) above the work platform or as a toprail when the crossing point of two braces is between 38 inches (0.97 m) and 48 inches (1.3 m) above the work platform: a) 537 Greenwich Street, west side of building, on or about 6-7-17: Two employees were erecting scaffolding on a scaffold system with cross braces used as a full guardrail system, exposing the employee to a fall hazard of 85 feet 4 inches to the sidewalk below.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $6972
- — Z (S) $6972
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,972 · Current $6,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: a) 537 Greenwich Street, west side of building, on or about 6-7-17: Employees were accessing a scaffold using a ladder that was 19 inches above the landing surface, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 17 feet 10 inches.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $6600
- — C (S) $6972
- — Z (S) $6972
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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 342400835.
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