OSHA Inspection: ABINADER PLASTER & PAINTING ENTERPRISES CORP.

Issued

Mar 26, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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) Exterior Front left hand side, on the ground: An employee was exposed to head injuries while working below masonry activities. The employee was not protected by a hard hat or protective helmet, on or about January 17, 2020.       NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection case   file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this   violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Mar 26, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,630 Reduced

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:      A) Exterior, On the scaffold: An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14 feet while working on a pump jack scaffold that was not fully planked, on or about January 17th, 2020.       NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection case   file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this   violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Mar 26, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $1,870 Reduced

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) Roof of the structure: Two employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet while engaged in masonry work on the roof of a house without a means of fall protection in place, on or about January 17th, 2020.      NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection case  file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this  violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.