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OSHA Inspection: EMPIRE CITY SUBWAY COMPANY (LIMITED)

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of EMPIRE CITY SUBWAY COMPANY (LIMITED) in CLARKSON STREET AND WASHINGTON STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10014 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 343140687.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
CLARKSON STREET AND WASHINGTON STREET
City
NEW YORK
State
NY
ZIP
10014
Mailing
140 WEST STREET 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10007
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238910
Employees
3
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.652 A01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 21, 2018
Abate by
Aug 27, 2018
Penalty
Initial $12,934 · Current $10,870 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c).      Location:  a) In the excavation at the corner of Clarkson Street and Washington Street, New York, NY 10014      On or about 05/07/18, employees were working in an excavation that was not protected  from cave-ins by an adequate protective system, and were exposed to caught under hazard from soil cave-in.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $10870
  • — C (S) $12934
  • — Z (S) $12934

1926.701 B

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 21, 2018
Abate by
Aug 31, 2018
Penalty
Initial $7,391 · Current $7,391
29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall or come against, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement      Location:   a) In the excavation at the corner of Clarkson Street and Washington Street, New York, NY 10014      On or about 05/07/18, employees were working next to protruding steel rebar that was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $7391
  • — C (S) $7391
  • — Z (S) $7391

1926.1053 B01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 21, 2018
Abate by
Aug 27, 2018
Penalty
Initial $9,239 · Current $9,239
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where a portable ladder was used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed; the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.       Location:   a) In the excavation at the corner of Clarkson Street and Washington Street, New York, NY 10014      On or about 05/07/18, employees used a portable extension ladder for access the ground level from the bottom of an excavation. The ladder length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed. The ladder also was not secured at its top.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $9239
  • — C (S) $9239
  • — Z (S) $9239

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