OSHA Inspection: GIBSON MECH. INC.

Issued

Jan 17, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,218 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following:  Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    (a) On or about August 1, 2017, at 151-59 7th Avenue, Whitestone, NY 11357    Employees who accessed the mezzanine in the workshop were exposed to a fall hazard of 8 feet 6 inches with only a loose, hanging pair of ropes in place to guard the unprotected edge.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jan 17, 2018

Abate by

Apr 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,956 · Current $1,174 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(b)(1): At least two exits routes were not available to permit prompt evacuation of employees during an emergency.    (a) On or about August 1, 2017, at 151-59 7th Avenue, Whitestone, NY 11357    Employees working management office on the second floor of the main building, and in the ground-level workshop in the adjoining building, had only one exit route, which led to the door underneath the stairs, available to them. A brick wall, covered by a sheetrock, had been erected over a pre-existing doorway, preventing access to the secondary means of exit from the building.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jan 17, 2018

Abate by

Jan 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":  (a) On or about August 1, 2017, at 151-59 7th Avenue, Whitestone, NY 11357  The ground floor door beneath the stair case which was in use as the exit out into the yard was not marked with an exit sign.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jan 17, 2018

Abate by

Jan 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g. closet):  (a) On or about August 1, 2017, at 151-59 7th Avenue, Whitestone, NY 11357  Two doorways located in the ground floor room containing the staircase up to the offices, one of which led into the workshop, the other leading into rooms in the rear, were not marked to inform building occupants that they were not exits or part of an exit route.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jan 17, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,330 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one half hour.    (a) On or about August 11, 2017, at 151-59 7th Avenue, Whitestone, NY 11357    Two compressed gas cylinders of oxygen were stored together with three cylinders of acetylene in a closed cage in the yard.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jan 17, 2018

Abate by

Mar 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  (a) On or about August 9, 2017, at 151-59 7th Avenue, Whitestone, NY 11357  Employees used hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, propane for the forklift, MAPP gas (contains propylene, propane), and Krylon brand spray paints (contains acetone, butane and propane) (all flammable products) without the company having a written hazard communication program.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jan 17, 2018

Abate by

Mar 6, 2018

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:   (a) On or about August 9, 2017, at 151-59 7th Avenue, Whitestone, NY 11357  Employees used hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, propane for the forklift, MAPP gas (contains propylene, propane), and Krylon brand spray paints (contains acetone, butane and propane) (all flammable products) without the company providing comprehensive hazard communication training, which should include details of the company's written hazard communication program, which had not been drafted.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19.