OSHA Inspection: SR INTERIORS INC.

Issued

2019-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7293.00 · Current $4798.00 Reduced

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:    location: scaffold erected around exterior of building  on or about:  10/30/19    a) Employees, working on a scaffold up to 28' high, were not provided with adequate access. The employees climbed the crossbraces and walkthrough frames.      NOTE: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2019-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7293.00 · Current $4798.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:      location: throughout site  on or about: 10/30/19    a) Employees, engaged in masonry work, were walking on/working from tubular welded frame scaffolding that was not inspected by a competent person.      NOTE: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2019-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10210.00 · Current $6720.00 Reduced

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.    location: scaffold erected around exterior of building  on or about: 10/30/19    a) Employees, engaged in masonry work from a tubular welded frame scaffold, were not provided with adequate fall protection. The employees were exposed to a fall of up to 28 feet.      NOTE: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2019-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(2): The employer did not provide fall protection for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds:  location: scaffold erected around exterior of north side of building on or about: 10/30/19  a) An employee, erecting a tubular welded frame scaffold, was not provided with fall protection. The employee was exposed to a fall of 28 feet.   NOTE: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2019-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7293.00 · Current $4798.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): "Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 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: 3rd floor terrace  on or about: 11/7/19    a) An employee, cleaning up construction debris, was not provided with adequate fall protection. The employee was exposed to a fall of approximately 10'.      NOTE: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2019-11-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4376.00 · Current $2886.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): Reinforcing steel. All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and into which employees could fall, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:    Location: 8th floor  on or about: 11/7/19    a) Employees were walking/working beside 9 unguarded rebar.      NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection casefile, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.