OSHA Inspection: NEW AGAIN HOME REMODELING CORP.

Issued

2019-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1705.00 · Current $1305.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided.    Site: 295 Stratford Road Brooklyn, NY    On or about 9/11/18    a) Employer did not provide the employee with safety-toe foot wear.

Issued

2019-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2406.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(ii): Unstable objects were used to support scaffolds or platform units.      Site: 295 Stratford Rd. Brooklyn, NY    On or about 9/11/18    a) Cinder blocks and other pieces of stone were used to stable pump jack scaffold. Employees were exposed to a fall from approximately 15 feet.

Issued

2019-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2406.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.    Site: 295 Stratford Rd. Brooklyn, NY    On or about 9/11/18    a) Employees worked on a pump  jack scaffold which poles were not fixed or anchored to any structure.

Issued

2019-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2405.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.    Site: 295 Stratford Rd. Brooklyn, NY    On or about 9/11/18    a) Employees doing roof repair exposed to fall hazards were not trained.

Issued

2019-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    Site: 295 Stratford Rd. Brooklyn, NY    On or about 9/11/18    a) Employees working on a ladder jack scaffold were exposed to falling approximately 13 feet. The employees were not using fall protection.

Issued

2019-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems or personal fall arrest.    Site: 295 Stratford Rd. Brooklyn, NY    On or about 9/11/18    a) Employees worked from the porch roof of a private residence, they were not using any  fall protection. The employees were installing siding and were exposed to a fall of approximately 10 feet.