OSHA Inspection: EXTERIOR DESIGNS, LLC

Issued

2019-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1705.00 · Current $1705.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    Location: 60 Palisades St, Dobbs Ferry NY 10522: front of the building  a) On or about September 17, 2019, employees who are required to wear N95 particulate respirator and half face 3M negative pressure respirator when cutting brick, were not medically evaluated.

Issued

2019-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator pass an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph:  Location: 60 Palisades St, Dobbs Ferry NY 10522: front of the building  a) On or about September 17, 2019, employees who are required to wear a half face 3M negative pressure respirator when cutting brick, did not take an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT).

Issued

2019-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  Location: 60 Palisades St, Dobbs Ferry NY 10522: front of the building  a) On or about September 17, 2019, employer did not ensure that employees who are required to wear N95 particulate respirator and half face 3M negative pressure respirator when cutting brick, have no facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece.

Issued

2019-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1705.00 · Current $1705.00

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: 60 Palisades St, Dobbs Ferry NY 10522: front of the building  a) On or about September 17, 2019, employees were using hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Portland/Lime Based Masonry Mortars to conduct brickwork. The employer does not have a written hazard communication program.

Issued

2019-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-12 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  Location: 60 Palisades St, Dobbs Ferry NY 10522: front of the building  a) On or about September 17, 2019, employees work with hazardous chemicals such as Portland/Lime Based Masonry Mortars and the employer did not maintain any, safety data sheets at the job site.

Issued

2019-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-12 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: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  Location: 60 Palisades St, Dobbs Ferry NY 10522: front of the building  a) On or about September 17, 2019, employees use hazardous chemicals such as but not limited to Portland/Lime Based Masonry Mortars to conduct brick work. The employer did not provide hazard communication training to the employees.

Issued

2019-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1705.00 · Current $1705.00

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: 60 Palisades St, Dobbs Ferry NY 10522: front of the building  a) On or about September 17, 2019, employees were using Portland/Lime Based Masonry Mortars to conduct brick work with no suitable facility for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body.

Issued

2019-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

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: 60 Palisades St, Dobbs Ferry NY 10522  a) On or about September 17, 2019, employees were working on a scaffold that was not fully planked, approximately 20 ft high, thus exposing employees to a fall from height hazards.

Issued

2019-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(5)(i): Ramps and walkways 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels did not have guardrail systems that comply with subpart M of this part -- Fall Protection:  Location: 60 Palisades St, Dobbs Ferry NY 10522  a) On or about September 17, 2019, employer was crossing between two scaffolds on a ramp with no guardrail system, approximately 10ft.

Issued

2019-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

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: 60 Palisades St, Dobbs Ferry NY 10522  a) On or about September 17, 2019, employees were working on a scaffold that was erected by employees who were not trained or experienced, approximately 20 ft high, thus exposing employees to a fall from height hazards.

Issued

2019-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

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: 60 Palisades St, Dobbs Ferry NY 10522  a) On or about September 17, 2019, employees were working on a scaffold without the adequate fall protection, approximately 20 ft high, thus exposing employees to a fall from height hazards.

Issued

2019-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

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: 60 Palisades St, Dobbs Ferry NY 10522  a) On or about September 17, 2019, employees were working on a scaffold without the adequate training, approximately 20 ft high, thus exposing employees to a fall from height hazards.

Issued

2019-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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: 60 Palisades St, Dobbs Ferry NY 10522  a) On or about September 17, 2019, employees were working on a scaffold without the adequate training to recognize the hazards on-stie, approximately 20 ft high, thus exposing employees to a fall from height hazards.

Issued

2019-10-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1705.00 · Current $1705.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan:  Location: 60 Palisades St, Dobbs Ferry NY 10522: front of the building   a) On or about September 17, 2019, the employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan for employees who may be exposed to respirable crystalline silica when using an STIHL TS 420 hand held circular saw when cutting brick.