OSHA Inspection: WINDSTAR CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

Feb 8, 2018

Abate by

Feb 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,400 Reduced

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 September 8, 2017 at 217-21 77th Avenue, Oakland Gardens, NY 11364    Employees climbed the frame of a tubular welded frame scaffold to access an A-frame ladder on a working platform to access a sub roof approximately 15 feet about the ground.        WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Feb 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,400 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 September 8, 2017 at 217-21 77th Avenue, Oakland Gardens NY 11364    Employees installing plywood on porch roof without the use of fall protection were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 15 feet.     WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

Issued

Feb 8, 2018

Abate by

Feb 21, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill:  (a) On or about September 8, 2017 at 217-21 77th Avenue, Oakland Gardens NY 11364  Employees were exposed to a fall hazards of up to 15 feet and did not use fall protection.  Employees were not effectively trained on the use of fall protection and the hazard associated with falls.   WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

Feb 8, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:      (a) On or about September 8, 2017 at 217-21 77th Avenue, Oakland Gardens NY 11364      Employees were using an A-Frame ladder that rested on a working platform that was approximately 6 feet in height to reach a sub roof that was approximately 15 feet in height.      WRITTEN ABATEMNT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.