OSHA Inspection: XINLI CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Feb 5, 2018

Abate by

Feb 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(h)(1):  Each circular crosscut table saw was not guarded by a hood that which shall completely enclose that portion of the saw above the table and the material being cut:    a) The Rigid table saw did not have a blade guard. Employees were using the saw, were exposed to the unguarded blade.    Location: 674 St Marks Ave, Brooklyn, N.Y.    On or about 8/8/2017

Issued

Feb 5, 2018

Abate by

Feb 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosure:    a) Live circuit breaker panels (5 instances) were not covered at the jobsite; a gut renovation of the 3 story residential building; employees were exposed to electric shock hazard.    Location: 674 St Marks Ave, Brooklyn, N.Y.    On or about 8/8/2017

Issued

Feb 5, 2018

Abate by

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits and equipment was not permanent and continuous:    a) Extension cords had broken ground pins and several cords were field made without having electric grounds connected; employees were exposed to electric shock hazard (7 instances observed).     Location: 674 St Marks Ave, Brooklyn, N.Y.    On or about 8/8/2017

Issued

Feb 5, 2018

Abate by

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(E): All lamps for temporary illumination were not protected from accidental contact or breakage:    a) Temporary lights did not have protective cages; throughout the jobsite.  Employees were exposed to electric shock and broken glass hazard.     Location: 674 St Marks Ave, Brooklyn, N.Y.    On or about 8/8/2017

Issued

Feb 5, 2018

Abate by

Feb 13, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with:  (i)  At least one handrail; and   (ii)  One stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge.    a) The stair to the cellar did not have a stairrail; employees were exposed to trip/fall hazard when using the stair during construction activities.    Location: 674 St Marks Ave, Brooklyn, N.Y.    On or about 8/8/2017

Issued

Feb 5, 2018

Abate by

Feb 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $311 · Current $311

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.51(h): The employer did not keep the workplace reasonably free of rodents, insects and other vermin and maintain a continuing and effective extermination program where their presence is detected.    a) Employees were exposed to rodent hazards due to insufficient pest control at the construction site, a gut renovation of the 3 story building. There were rat droppings throughout the ground floor.     Location: 674 St Marks Ave, Brooklyn, N.Y.    On or about 8/8/2017

Issued

Feb 5, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):  When employees use or may be exposed to hazardous chemicals, products, or materials the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at the workplace a written OSHA Hazard Communication Program:    a) A written chemical Hazard Communication Program was not provided by the employer to ensure employees have information and use safety precautions for chemical products they use; employees use Garco Seal coat and other products at the jobsite, a gut renovation of 3 story residential building.    Location: 674 St Marks Ave, Brooklyn, N.Y.    On or about 8/8/2017

Issued

Feb 5, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1):  The employer did not have material safety data sheets (MSDS sheets) for the hazardous chemicals, products, or materials employees may be exposed to in the workplace, as part of the employers Hazard Communication Program:    a) Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) were not provided and made accessible to employees.    Location: 674 St Marks Ave, Brooklyn, N.Y.    On or about 8/8/2017

Issued

Feb 5, 2018

Abate by

Feb 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):  The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training, as required by the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, about any health and safety hazards for chemicals, products, or materials employees use or may be exposed to:     a) Hazard Communication Program training was not provided to employees.    Location: 674 St Marks Ave, Brooklyn, N.Y.    On or about 8/8/2017