FLUSHING, NY —
OSHA Inspection: TSANG CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TSANG CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 29-52 161ST STREET, FLUSHING, NY 11358 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 342557303.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- TSANG CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 29-52 161ST STREET
- City
- FLUSHING
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 11358
- Mailing
- 239 CENTRE STREET BSMT, NEW YORK, NY 10013
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $2,910 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): (a) On or about August 17, 2017 at 29-52 161st Street, Flushing, NY 11358. Employees installing clay shingle roofing without the use of fall protection were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2910
- — Z (S) $3880
1926.503 C03
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 9, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): The employer did not retrain affected employees who already had been trained but demonstrated inadequate understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section: (a) On or about August 17, 2017 at 29-52 161st Street, Flushing, NY 11358. Employees trained on the use of fall protection while working at a height of approximately 15 feet and did not use fall protection. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 9, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $2,910 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolding was not fully planked or decked: (a) On or about August 17, 2017 at 29-52 161st Street, Flushing, NY 11358 Employees working from a tubular welded frame scaffold that was not fully planked. The working level was approximately 20 feet above the ground. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2910
- — Z (S) $3880
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 9, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames and uprights were not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation: (a) On or about August 17, 2017 at 29-52 161st Street, Flushing, NY 11358 Employees were working from a tubular welded frame scaffold legs were resting on pieces of plywood. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 9, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Where scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers, stairway-type ladders, ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used for access: (a) On or about August 17, 2017 at 29-52 161st Street, Flushing, NY 11358 Employees laying clay shingles climbed the tubular welded frame scaffold to access the working level approximately 20 feet above the ground. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342557303.
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