OSHA Inspection: BUILT BY DESIGN GROUP

Issued

2019-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $2842.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact.   Location: 7 Hastings Street, Brooklyn, NY.      On or about 5/1/2019,  a) Protective footwear were not being worn by employees working in a construction site.

Issued

2019-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3410.00 · Current $3410.00

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: 7 Hastings Street, Brooklyn, NY.      On or about 5/1/2019,  a) An handheld angle grinder was used without the blade guard installed.

Issued

2019-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.304(i)(1): Each circular hand-fed rip saw was not guarded by a hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw blade above the table and that portion of the saw above the material being cut.  Location: 7 Hastings Street, Brooklyn, NY.      On or about 5/1/2019, a) A 10 inch table saw was used without the blade guard installed.  Approximately 4 inches of the blade was raised above the table.

Issued

2019-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $2273.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification.   Location: 7 Hastings Street, Brooklyn, NY.      On or about 5/1/2019,  a) An energized duplex outlet box was being used and was not without mounted.  The outlet box was on the ground in an active work area.

Issued

2019-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $2273.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2): In an energized installation, each outlet box did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy.  Location: 7 Hastings Street, Brooklyn, NY.      On or about 5/1/2019,  a) An energized outlet box being used by employees was not installed with faceplate.

Issued

2019-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $2842.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used.   Location: 7 Hastings Street, Brooklyn, NY.      On or about 5/1/2019,  a) The outer jacket of an extension cord used by employee onsite was frayed.

Issued

2019-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

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: 7 Hastings Street, Brooklyn, NY.      On or about 5/1/2019,  a) An employee working from the 3rd floor balcony was not protected from a fall.

Issued

2019-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $2842.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stair rail system along each unprotected side or edge.   Location: 7 Hastings Street, Brooklyn, NY.      On or about 5/1/2019,  a) An unprotected side of the stairway leading from the ground floor to the 2nd floor did not have any stair rail.

Issued

2019-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $2842.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(18): Ladder repairs did not restore the ladder to a condition meeting its original design criteria, before the ladder was returned to use.  Location: 7 Hastings Street, Brooklyn, NY.      On or about 5/1/2019,  a) Employee used a defective step ladder to install cement boards to the ceiling.  The legs were broken and a spreader was missing.