OSHA Inspection: M & A PROJECTS, INC.

Issued

Nov 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,761 · Current $5,856 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(15): Ladders were used on scaffolds to increase the working level height of employees: without satisfying the criteria of subparagraphs (i) - (iv) of this paragraph:       a) 70 Charlton Street, north side of building, northeast corner, on or about 6-7-17:  One employee was using a ladder to increase the working height of a swing stage scaffold platform.

Issued

Nov 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,761 · Current $5,856 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:       a) 70 Charlton Street, north side of building, northeast corner, on or about 6-7-17  One employee was working on a ladder at the 23rd floor, using a personal fall arrest system that was rigged such that the employee could fall more than 6 feet and/or could make contact with a lower level (glass atrium, swing stage scaffold).

Issued

Nov 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,577 · Current $3,346 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:       a) 70 Charlton Street, north side of building, northeast corner, on or about 6-7-14:  One employee was using a plastic bucket for access/egress to the top of a sidewalk shed, with a change in elevation ranging from 25 inches to 38 inches.

Issued

Nov 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,761 · Current $5,856 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:       a) 70 Charlton Street, north side of building, northeast corner, on or about 6-7-14:  One employee was using a step ladder for access that was extended 11 inches above the landing surface, 25 inches less than 3 feet as required.

Issued

Nov 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement:    a) 70 Charlton Street, north side of building, northeast corner, on or about 6-7-17  One employee was working on an extension ladder at the 23rd floor with its feet setting on the outside hardware of a swing stage scaffold, a location that can be displaced by workplace activities,  exposing the employee to a fall onto/into the glass atrium.

Issued

Nov 13, 2017

Penalty

Initial $19,520 · Current $9,760 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:       a) 70 Charlton Street, north side of building, northeast corner, on or about 6-7-14:  One employee was working while on an extension ladder that was not being used as designed or for its intended purpose, in that it was resting on a glass atrium and set against a swing stage scaffold, 23 stories above the ground, exposing the employee to a fall onto/into the glass atrium.       b) 70 Charlton Street, north side of building, northeast corner, on or about 6-7-14:  One employee was using a step ladder that was not being used as designed or for its intended purpose, in that it was leaning against a wall, with a 14 inch gap at the edge, exposing the employee to a fall onto the scaffold platform or to the roof below.     M & A PROJECTS, INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OR A SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD, 1926.1053(b)(4), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 808401, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 005, ISSUED ON 3-1-13, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 1 BALINT DRIVE, YONKERS NY, 10710.