OSHA Inspection: ECUA G. CARPENTRY & CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Apr 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,118 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform:    Location: 31 Post Place Harrison NY 10528; left side of garage    a) On or about January 29, 2019, employees were using a scaffold, exposing employees to a fall from height hazards due to the working level missing planks - only had two planks per section.

Issued

Apr 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,513 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(4): Each end of a platform, which was not cleated or otherwise restrained by hooks or equivalent means, did not extend over the centerline of its support at least 6 inches:    Location: 31 Post Place Harrison NY 10528; left side of garage    a) On or about January 29, 2019, employees were using a scaffold, exposing employees to a fall from height hazards due to the platform not extending more than 6 inches, on the left end of both levels.

Issued

Apr 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilivered end:  Location: 31 Post Place Harrison NY 10528; left side of garage  a) On or about January 29, 2019, employees were using a scaffold, exposing employees to a fall from height hazards due to the platform extending more than 24 inches.

Issued

Apr 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,212 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    Location: 31 Post Place Harrison NY 10528; left side of garage    a) On or about January 29, 2019, employees were using a supported scaffold, exposing employees to a fall from height hazards due to the base of the poles were not secured to the ground - the poles were also placed on top of debris.    b) On or about January 29, 2019, employees were using a pump jack scaffold, exposing employees to a fall from height hazards due to the base of the poles were not secured to the ground - the poles were also placed on top of debris.

Issued

Apr 22, 2019

Abate by

May 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,513 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities shall be performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person:    Location: 31 Post Place Harrison NY 10528; left side of garage    a) On or about January 29, 2019, employees were using a supported scaffold, exposing employees to a fall from height hazards due to the scaffold that wasn't erected by or under the supervision of a competent person.    b) On or about January 29, 2019, employees were using a pump jack scaffold, exposing employees to a fall from height hazards due to the scaffold that wasn't erected by or under the supervision of a competent person.

Issued

Apr 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,118 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    Location: 31 Post Place Harrison NY 10528; left side of garage    a) On or about January 29, 2019, employees were using a two level supported scaffold, exposing employees to a fall from height hazards due to the employer not providing each employee with the adequate fall protection for each scaffold.    b) On or about January 29, 2019, employees were using a pump jack scaffold, exposing employees to a fall from height hazards due to the employer not providing each employee with the adequate fall protection for each scaffold.

Issued

Apr 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,513 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:    Location: 31 Post Place Harrison NY 10528; front side of garage    a) On or about January 29, 2019, employees were using a pump jack scaffold, exposing employees to a fall from height hazards due to the pump jack scaffold poles not being secured to the structure at the bottom. Both pump jack poles at the bottom were not secured exposing employees to fall from height hazards.

Issued

Apr 22, 2019

Abate by

May 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,513 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:    Location: 31 Post Place Harrison NY 10528; left and front side of garage    a) On or about January 29, 2019, employees were using a scaffold, exposing employees to a fall from height hazards due to the scaffold that wasn't erected by or under the supervision of a competent person. The two level scaffold had multiple defects to include; missing planks, guardrails and personal fall arrest system, base sill foundation.

Issued

Apr 22, 2019

Abate by

May 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work:  Location: 31 Post Place Harrison NY 10528; left and front side of garage  a) On or about January 29, 2019, employees were using a scaffold, exposing employees to a fall from height hazards due to the employer no providing each employee with the training to recognize any hazards associated with the work.