NEW YORK, NY —
OSHA Inspection: BENCHMARK CONTRACTING INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BENCHMARK CONTRACTING INC. in 500 WEST 25TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10001 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 343161212.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BENCHMARK CONTRACTING INC.
- Site address
- 500 WEST 25TH STREET
- City
- NEW YORK
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 10001
- Mailing
- 900 NEPPERHAN AVENUE, YONKERS, NY 10703
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 238910
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $9,054
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. Location: a) On the first floor level of the jobsite: On or about 05/14/18, employees were exposed to falling approximately 12 feet from the first floor to the excavation level. The unprotected side was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $9054
1926.502 J04
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $6,467 · Current $6,467
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(j)(4): Where tools, equipment, or materials are piled higher than the top edge of a toeboard, paneling or screening were not erected from the walking/working surface or toeboard to the top of a guardrail system's top rail or midrail, for a distance sufficient to protect employees below. Location: a) On the first floor southeast side of the jobsite: On or about 05/12/18, employees were exposed to materials, which were piled higher than the top edge of toeboards, falling onto them. Paneling or screening were not erected from walking/working surface or toeboard to the top of a guardrail systems top rail or midrail, for a distance sufficient to protect the employees.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $6467
1926.701 B
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $5,174
General-duty citation text
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) On the excavation level of the jobsite: On or about 05/14/18, employees were working next to protruding steel rebars that were not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $5174
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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 343161212.
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