OSHA Inspection: MOUNT SINAI CONTRACTORS CORP

Issued

Apr 10, 2019

Abate by

Apr 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $319

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  a) Facility  The employer did not provide abatement certification for inspection number 1334408, Citation 1 Item 1a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1), Citation 1 Item 1b 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8), Citation 1 Item 1c 29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(1), Citation 1 Item 2a 29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1), Citation 1 Item 2b 29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i), Citation 1 Item 3a 29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1), Citation 1 Item 3b 29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(4), Citation 1 Item 4 29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1), Citation 1 Item 5 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) which was issued on 08/17/2018.  Citation was received by employer on 10/2/2018 and became a final order on 03/11/2019.  Violation occurred on or about 02/18/2019.

Issued

Apr 10, 2019

Abate by

Apr 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:  a) Facility  The employer did not provide abatement documentation for inspection number 1334408,  Citation 1 Item 4 29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1), Citation 1 Item 5 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) which was issued on 08/17/2018.  Citation was received by employer on 10/2/2018 and became a final order on 03/11/2019.  Violation occurred on or about 02/18/2019.

Issued

Aug 17, 2018

Abate by

Feb 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,049 · Current $2,122 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59: The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a)  Company office at 79 Pompey Ave, Staten Island, NY and worksite located at 23-27 Laurel Ave, West Orange, NJ     The employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication program for employees who dry cut silica containing poured concrete.      Violation occurred on or about 07/30/2018.

Issued

Aug 17, 2018

Abate by

Feb 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59: The employer did not maintain copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:    a)  Company office at 79 Pompey Ave, Staten Island, NY and worksite at 23-27 Laurel Ave, West Orange, NJ    The employer did not have a safety data sheet for poured concrete being dry cut by an employee.      Violation occurred on or about 07/31/2018.

Issued

Aug 17, 2018

Abate by

Feb 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(i)(1): The employer did not include respirable crystalline silica in the program established to comply with the hazard communication standard (29 CFR 1910.1200):      a)  Company office at 79 Pompey Ave, Staten Island, NY and worksite at 23-27 Laurel Ave, West Orange, NJ    The employer did not include information on respirable crystalline silica in a hazard communication program for an employee who dry cut silica containing poured concrete.      Violation occurred on or about 07/31/18.

Issued

Aug 17, 2018

Abate by

Feb 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,049 · Current $2,122 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section:    a)  Worksite located at 23-27 Laurel Ave, West Orange, NJ    An employee used a Makita EK7651H saw to cut poured concrete without water.  The employer had not assessed the worker's exposure to crystalline silica.        Violation occurred on or about 07/30/2018.

Issued

Aug 17, 2018

Abate by

Feb 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section:    a)  Worksite located at 23-27 Laurel Ave, West Orange, NJ    The employer did not assess exposure to dust containing crystalline for a worker who dry cut poured concrete.       Violation occurred on or about 07/31/2018.

Issued

Aug 17, 2018

Abate by

Feb 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,049 · Current $2,122 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:    a)  Company office 79 Pompey Ave, Staten Island, NY and worksite at 23-27 Laurel Ave, West Orange, NJ    The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan for employees who dry cut poured concrete.    Violation occurred on or about 07/31/18.

Issued

Aug 17, 2018

Abate by

Feb 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(4): The employer did not designate a competent person to make frequent and regular inspections of job sites, materials, and equipment to implement the written exposure control plan:    a)  Company office at 79 Pompey Ave, Staten Island, NY and worksite at 23-27 Laurel Ave, West Orange, NJ    The employer did not designate a competent person to implement a crystalline silica exposure control plan  for an employee who cut silica containing poured concrete.    Violation occurred on or about 07/31/2018.

Issued

Aug 17, 2018

Abate by

Feb 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,268 · Current $2,122 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):    a) Worksite located at 23-27 Laurel Ave, West Orange, NJ    An employee was working off of a mobile scaffold that was not fully planked exposing the employee to a fall hazard of approximately 8 feet.    Violation occurred on or about 07/30/2018.

Issued

Aug 17, 2018

Abate by

Feb 18, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,268 · Current $2,122 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:    a) Worksite located at 23-27 Laurel Ave, West Orange, NJ    Employees were exposed to falls from 6'4" to 10' without fall protection while installing tracks to prepare to put up the walls.    Violation observed on or about 07/31/2018.