OSHA Inspection: ONEKEY, LLC

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 25, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $12,934

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury(a):   a) At the 1 Dutchess Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY, west of Surcharge D, on and before August 3 of 2017, workers were exposed to a crushing hazard associated with a soil surcharge collapse that could cause the concrete retaining wall to collapse. Employees were not informed of the potential sudden collapse of the retaining wall and surcharge soil pile. Workers were not trained to keep a safe distance away from the surcharge and retaining wall.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Abate by

Jan 31, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,977 · Current $9,977

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(12): Each employee engaged in the erection of precast concrete members (including, but not limited to the erection of wall panels, columns, beams, and floor and roof "tees") and related operations such as grouting of precast concrete members, who is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    a) At the 1 Dutchess Avenue, west of Surcharge D, in Poughkeepsie, NY, on or about July 28, 2017, employees were installing pre-cast concrete blocks to a level of 8 feet high without the use of fall protection.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $129,336 · Current $129,336

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(a): Construction loads were placed on a concrete structure or portion of a concrete structure without the employer having previously determined, based on information received from a person who was qualified in structural design, that the structure or portion of the structure was capable of supporting the load:   a) At 1 Duchess Avenue, in Poughkeepsie, NY, on the west side of the Building D surcharge soil pile, on and before August 3 of 2017, workers were exposed to being crushed by a concrete stacked bin-block wall, that was retaining a soil surcharge. The wall was not approved or designed by a qualified engineer. Workers were in close proximity to the wall while tying rebar, pouring foundation, operating equipment, collecting personal items and tools, and while walking through the job site.

Issued

Jan 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $129,336 · Current $129,336

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of being crushed:   a) At the 1 Dutchess Avenue in Poughkeepsie, NY for the Building D soil surcharge, between July 25 through 28 of 2017, the employer did not protect Onekey, LLC employees from the hazards associated with a soil surcharge collapse. The employer did not maintain a slope of 45 degrees at the edge of the soil surcharge as per engineer design.  Employees were exposed to fatal crushing injuries from a collapsed soil surcharge while working near the surcharge and constructing the concrete stacked bin-block wall.