OSHA Inspection: CHARLES PISIK

Issued

2019-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2500.00 · Current $2500.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    a) Entire worksite, ground area, on or about 7-15-19:  One employee was working on the ground below overhead work and was not provided with head protection.

Issued

2019-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4376.00 · Current $4376.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level:    a) West side of home, south end, on or about 7-15-19:  Employees were working on a pick scaffold platform without fall protection, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 22 feet 8 inches.     ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

2019-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4376.00 · Current $4376.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Ladder jack scaffold platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet:    a) West side of home, south end, on or about 7-15-19:  Employees were working on a pick scaffold platform that was greater than the maximum 20 feet, in that it was erected at an elevation of 22 feet 8 inches above grade.     ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

2019-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4376.00 · Current $4376.00

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:    a) Entire roof, on or about 7-15-19:  Five employees were performing roofing work on a steep roof (11:12 pitch), without the training necessary for the employees to recognize the hazards associated with falls and their work, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 25 feet 11 inches.     ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

2019-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $29172.00 · Current $29172.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):       a) West side of roof, on or about 7-15-19:  Five employees were working on a sloped roof (11:12 pitch) and were not protected from falls, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 25 feet 11 inches to the ground below.           ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

2019-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8752.00 · Current $8752.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access:     a) West side of home, south end, on or about 7-15-19:  One employee was accessing the roof from a pick scaffold platform, with a change in elevation of 39 inches, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of 22 feet 8 inches.      ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM    CHARLES PISIK DBA CROSS COUNTRY CONSTRUCTION WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR A SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD, 1926.1051(a)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1263456, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 002, ISSUED ON 1-18-18, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 3455 VAN WIE DRIVE EAST, BALDWINSVILLE NY, 13027.

Issued

2019-10-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8752.00 · Current $8752.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:     a) West side of home, on or about 7-15-19:  Five employees used a portable wood extension ladder for access to a roof surface, with side rails that were 24 inches above the landing surface, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of  25 feet 11 inches.       ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM    CHARLES PISIK DBA CROSS COUNTRY CONSTRUCTION WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR A SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD, 1926.501(b)(13), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1263456, CITATION NUMBER 02, ITEM NUMBER 001, ISSUED ON 1-18-18, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 3455 VAN WIE DRIVE EAST, BALDWINSVILLE NY, 13027.     CHARLES PISIK DBA CROSS COUNTRY CONSTRUCTION WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR A SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD, 1926.501(b)(13), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1193095, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 001, ISSUED ON 2-7-17, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 913 2ND STREET, SOLVAY NY, 13209.     CHARLES PISIK DBA CROSS COUNTRY CONSTRUCTION WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR A SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD, 1926.501(b)(13), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1164677, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 001, ISSUED ON 6-3-15, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 9 WARREN AVENUE, BALDWINSVILLE NY, 13027.