OSHA Inspection: TOWER GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

Nov 15, 2018

Abate by

Nov 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,527 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2)(i): Each ladder jack scaffold, top plate bracket scaffold, roof bracket scaffold, and pump jack scaffold was not at least 12 inches (30 cm) wide.    Location: 850 40th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232    On or about 6/1/2018,    a) Employees using a ladder jack scaffold platform to conduct masonry work on the building façade.  This platform measured approximately 10 inches wide.

Issued

Nov 15, 2018

Abate by

Nov 21, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,527 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system.     Location: 850 40th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232    On or about 6/1/2018,    a) An employee did not have any fall protection when using a ladder jack scaffold platform to conduct work.

Issued

Nov 15, 2018

Abate by

Nov 21, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $2,527 Reduced

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: 850 40th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232    On or about 6/1/2018,    a) An employee did not have any fall protection when working at an unprotected edge of the roof.

Issued

Nov 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,419 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension was not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grab rail, was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.    a) An extension ladder used by employees to access the upper working level was rested approximately a foot below the edge of the upper level.    b) An employee used a portable ladder to access the upper working level.  This side rails of the ladder extended approximately 4 inches above the edge of the upper landing.  It was not secured at the top and no grab rail was provided.