BRONX, NY —
OSHA Inspection: UNIVERSAL CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of UNIVERSAL CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES INC. in 240 E. 172 ST., BRONX, NY 10457 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 344675376.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- UNIVERSAL CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES INC.
- Site address
- 240 E. 172 ST.
- City
- BRONX
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 10457
- Mailing
- 6600 QUEENS MIDTOWN EXPRESSWAY SUITE 307, MASPETH, NY 11378
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 236220
- Employees
- 37
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 E09 I
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,359 · Current $13,359
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(9)(i): The employer did not provide safe means of access for each employee erecting or dismantling a scaffold: location: scaffold above North staging area, 240 E. 172 St. Bronx NY on or about: 3/5/20 a) An employee climbed a tubular welded frame scaffold, while securing down debris netting. The employee was exposed to a fall of 88 feet. 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.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $13359
- — C (S) $13359
- — Z (S) $13359
1926.451 G02
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,359 · Current $13,359
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 above North staging area, 240 E. 172 St. Bronx NY on or about: 3/5/20 a) An employee was standing on a tubular welded scaffold frame, while securing down debris netting. The employee, who was not provided with fall protection, was exposed to a fall of 88 feet. 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.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $13359
- — C (S) $13359
- — Z (S) $13359
1926.451 B01 II
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $26,718 · Current $19,141 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(ii): The platform was not planked or decked as fully as possible and the remaining open space between the platform and the uprights exceeded 9.5 inches (24.1 cm): location: scaffold above North staging area, 240 E. 172 St. Bronx NY on or about: 3/5/20 a) An employee was standing on a tubular welded scaffold frame, while securing down debris netting. There were no planks on this scaffold level. The employee was exposed to a fall of 88 feet. 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. The Universal Construction Resources Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.451(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1090439, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 7/7/2016, with respect to a workplace located at 161 Continental Place, Building 19, Statan Island, NY, 10303.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $19141
- — C (R) $26718
- — Z (R) $26718
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $26,718 · Current $19,141 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 above North staging area, 240 E. 172 St. Bronx NY on or about: 3/5/20 a) Employees were unloading construction debris from a tubular welded frame scaffold. The employees, who were not provided with fall protection, were exposed to a fall of 72 feet. 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. The Universal Construction Resources Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.451(g)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1090439, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 7/7/2016, with respect to a workplace located at 161 Continental Place, Building 19, Statan Island, NY, 10303.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $19141
- — C (R) $26718
- — Z (R) $26718
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 344675376.
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