OSHA Inspection: FOLOR, INC.

Issued

2017-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $3803.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, was not provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction thereof:       a) 159 Canal Street, on or about 6-8-17:  Employees were working in a 15,300 square foot, two story building, with fire extinguishers that were either discharged and/or damaged.

Issued

2017-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(viii): Portable fire extinguishers were not inspected periodically and maintained in accordance with maintenance and use of portable fire extinguishers, N.F.P.A. No. 10A-1970:    a) 159 Canal Street, on or about 6-8-17:  Employees were working in a 15, 300 square foot two story building with fire extinguishers that were not periodically inspected.

Issued

2017-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $3042.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification:       a) 159 Canal Street, on or about 6-8-17:  Employees were working in a building with multiple 4"x4" receptacle boxes that were not being used as designed or as "listed and labeled".

Issued

2017-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(B): Branch circuits were not located where the conductors were not subject to physical damage, in that they were laid on the floor:    a) 159 Canal Street, on or about 6-8-17:  Employees were working in a building using various power tools, powered through temporary branch circuit wiring that was laid on the floor.

Issued

2017-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6338.00 · Current $3803.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures:         a) 159 Canal Street, on or about 6-8-17:  Employees were working in the immediate vicinity of an energized power panel that was missing circuit breakers, exposing the employees to energized parts inside the panel.       b) 159 Canal Street, on or about 6-8-17:  Employees were working in the immediate vicinity of an energized light socket that was without a light bulb, exposing the employees to energized socket.

Issued

2017-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $3042.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:       a) 159 Canal Street, on or about 6-8-17:  Employees were operating various hand held power tools, powered through an extension cord that did not have a continuous path to ground due the cord not being of the 3-prong type, with no ground pin.

Issued

2017-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(J): Extension cord sets used with portable electric tools and appliances were not of the three-wire type:    a) 159 Canal Street, on or about 6-8-17:  Employees were operating various hand held power tools, powered through an extension cord that was not of the 3-wire type and not designated for use on construction sites.

Issued

2017-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $3042.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap:       a) 159 Canal Street, on or about 6-8-17:  Employees were operating various hand held power tools and working around multiple branch circuits that were not continuous in length and had splices that were not in boxes.

Issued

2017-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $3042.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(b)(1): Foot traffic was not prohibited on stairways where the treads and/or landings of pan stairs were to be filled in with concrete or other material at a later date and stairs were not temporarily fitted with wood or other solid material at least to the top edge of each pan:       a) 159 Canal Street, on or about 6-8-17:  Employees were using a stairway for access that had stair pans that were not filled with concrete or other material to bring it to the top edge of the pan.