OSHA Inspection: KTC DESIGN GROUP INC.

Issued

Sep 13, 2019

Abate by

Sep 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,501 · Current $2,501

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, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition:  Location: 5603 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11219 On or about: March 26, 2019  (a) Employee(s) installing floor tiles did not use personal protective equipment such as gloves while using Bostik Tile Mate Floor & Wall containing portland cement.

Issued

Sep 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,168 · Current $4,168

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use:  Location: 5603 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11219 - Basement level On or about: March 25, 2019  (a) Employee(s) used a Makita hand-held electric grinder that was not equipped with a blade guard to cut porcelain tiles.

Issued

Sep 13, 2019

Abate by

Sep 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,334 · Current $3,334

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers:  Location: 5603 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11219  On or about: March 26, 2019  (a) Energized electrical outlets and lighting switches in an active work area were not equipped with covers.

Issued

Sep 13, 2019

Abate by

Sep 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,334 · Current $3,334

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(b)(1): Temporary treads and landings used for pan stairs that were to be filled in with concrete or other solid material at a later date were worn below the level of the top edge of the pan:  Location: 5603 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11219 On or about: March 26, 2019  (a) The treads of the stairway between the basement level and the third floor were not temporarily filled or fitted with solid material.

Issued

Sep 13, 2019

Abate by

Sep 25, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,334 · Current $3,334

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail:  Location: 5603 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11219 On or about: March 26, 2019  (a) The employer did not ensure that the stairway between the basement level and ground floor were equipped with at least one handrail.

Issued

Sep 13, 2019

Abate by

Oct 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $212 · Current $212

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  Location: 5603 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11219 On or about: March 26, 2019  (a) The employer did not develop a written hazard communication program for employees using hazardous chemicals including but not limited to Bostik Tile Mate Floor & Wall containing portland cement.  The KTC Design Group Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) (Construction Reference: 1926.59), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1256574, citation number 1, item number 1-a, and was affirmed as a final order on March 15, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 69-17 181st Street, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365.

Issued

Sep 13, 2019

Abate by

Oct 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  Location: 5603 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11219 On or about: March 26, 2019  (a) The employer did not maintain and provide to employees copies of the required safety data sheets for employees using hazardous chemicals including but not limited to Bostik Tile Mate Floor & Wall containing portland cement.  The KTC Design Group Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) (Construction Reference: 1926.59), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1256574, citation number 1, item number 1-b, and was affirmed as a final order on March 15, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 69-17 181st Street, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365.

Issued

Sep 13, 2019

Abate by

Oct 2, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  Location: 5603 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11219 On or about: March 26, 2019  (a) The employer did not provided effective information and training to employees using hazardous chemicals including but not limited to Bostik Tile Mate Floor & Wall containing portland cement.  The KTC Design Group Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) (Construction Reference: 1926.59), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1256574, citation number 1, item number 1-c, and was affirmed as a final order on March 15, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 69-17 181st Street, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365.