OSHA Inspection: EOS CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

2021-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3901.00 · Current $3901.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  a) Worksite, 78-31 65th St. Glendale, New York 11385, Lower East Side of Residential Building:  On or about May 26, 2021, an employee working under ongoing siding installation work was not using head protection.  Note: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2021-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3901.00 · Current $3901.00

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.  a) Worksite, 78-31 65th Street, Glendale, New York 11385, Upper East Side of Residential Building:  On or about May 26, 2021, an employee was accessing the platform of a makeshift aluminum extension ladder scaffold approximately 12-feet above the ground by climbing  on the side support ladder that was perpendicular to the ground.   Note: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file, the employer need not submit certification of documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2021-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $5461.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(vii):Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  Worksite, 78-31 65th Street, Glendale, New York 11385, Upper East Side of Residential Building:  On or about May 26, 2021, an employee was performing siding installation work from a platform that was set between the rungs of two aluminum extension ladders set up parallel with the residential building approximately 12-feet above the ground and did not have fall protection.  Note: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2021-11-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3901.00 · Current $3901.00

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.   a) Worksite, 78-31 65th Street, Glendale, New York 11385, Upper East Side of Residential Building:  On or about May 26, 2021, an employee was authorized to work from a makeshift aluminum extension ladder scaffold had not received training by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with fabricated frame scaffolds and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  Note: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2021-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3901.00 · Current $3901.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4):Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a) Worksite, 78-31 65th Street, Glendale, New York 11385, Upper East Side of Residential Building:  On or about May 26, 2021, an employee was performing siding installation work from an aluminum extension ladder set up parallel of the residential building  approximately 12-feet above the ground. The two aluminum extension ladders had a plank placed between the rungs of the ladders. The ladders were not used for the purpose it was designed.  b)  Worksite, 78-31 65th Street, Glendale, New York 11385, Lower East Side of Residential Building:  On or about May 26, 2021, an employee was performing siding installation work from a self-supporting ladder set up approximately 6-feet above the ground with a plank placed between the rungs of the ladder and resting on the handrail of the residential building. The self-supporting ladder was not used for the purpose it was designed.  Note: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.