OSHA Inspection: PITFORCE LLC

Issued

2019-08-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1705.00 · Current $1026.00 Reduced

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:   Location: 77 South Moger Ave Mount Kisco NY 10549   a) On or about July 23, 2019, employees use hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Lehigh Heidelberg Cement Group Masonry Cement Type S. The employer does not have a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2019-08-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not ensure that material safety data sheets were readily accessible to the employees in their work area during each work shift:  Location: 77 South Moger Ave Mount Kisco NY 10549 a) On or about July 23, 2019, employees use hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to  Lehigh Heidelberg Cement Group Masonry Cement Type S to conduct masonry work. The employer did not maintain any safety data sheets at the jobsite.

Issued

2019-08-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Location: 77 South Moger Ave Mount Kisco NY 10549  a) On or about July 23, 2019, employees use hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Lehigh Heidelberg Cement Group Masonry Cement Type S to conduct masonry work.  The employer did not provide hazard communication training.

Issued

2019-08-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1714.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.50(g): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  Location: 77 South Moger Ave Mount Kisco NY 10549   a) On or about July 23, 2019, employees use hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Lehigh Heidelberg Cement Group Masonry Cement Type S without an adequate eyewash station.

Issued

2019-08-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1714.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):  Location: 77 South Moger Ave Mount Kisco NY 10549  a) On or about July 23, 2019, employees were conducting masonry work on a 25ft supported scaffold, which was not fully planked on any of the levels.

Issued

2019-08-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2398.00 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: 77 South Moger Ave Mount Kisco NY 10549  a) On or about July 23, 2019, employees were conducting masonry work on a 25ft supported scaffold, which did not have a base plate or other adequate firm foundation.

Issued

2019-08-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person:  Location: 77 South Moger Ave Mount Kisco NY 10549   a) On or about July 23, 2019, employees erected a supported scaffold without the supervision and direction of a competent person - the scaffold had multiple defects thus exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2019-08-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2399.00 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: 77 South Moger Ave Mount Kisco NY 10549  a) On or about July 23, 2019, employees were conducting masonry work on a 25ft supported scaffold, without any adequate fall protection (no harness or guardrails) thus exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2019-08-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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: 77 South Moger Ave Mount Kisco NY 10549  a) On or about July 23, 2019, employees were conducting masonry work on a 25ft supported scaffold, without any adequate training to recognized the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used.