OSHA Inspection: BJB CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

2021-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2625.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2):Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  On or about: June 22, 2021 Location: 104 E. Main St. Mount Kisco NY 10549, second floor.  a) Employees were working over a two-story hole on scaffold that had missing base plates, and mudsill plates causing scaffold to be unstable. Employees were exposed to a fall hazard.

Issued

2021-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(ii): Unstable objects were used to support scaffolds or platform units:   On or about: June 22, 2021 Location: 104 E. Main St. Mount Kisco NY 10549, second floor.  a) Employees were working on scaffold that had one scaffold pole being supported by a wood plank over elevator shaft hole. Employees were exposed to a fall hazard.

Issued

2021-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2625.00 Reduced

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:   On or about: June 22, 2021 Location: 104 E. Main St. Mount Kisco NY 10549, second floor.  a) Employees were working on scaffold that was not assembled correctly by a qualified person exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2021-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2625.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms before being released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews:   On or about: June 22, 2021 Location: 104 E. Main St. Mount Kisco NY 10549, second floor.  a) Employees were working on scaffold that had no guardrails installed exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2021-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2625.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 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.   On or about: June 22, 2021 Location: 104 E. Main St. Mount Kisco NY 10549, second floor.  a) Employee stepped onto a unsecured platform without fall protection and fell approximately 10 feet onto his back. The employee was hospitalized.

Issued

2021-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(b)(3): Guardrail systems were not capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 200 pounds (890 N) applied within 2 inches (5.1 cm) of the top edge, in any outward or downward direction, at any point along the top edge:   On or about: June 22, 2021 Location: 104 E. Main St. Mount Kisco NY 10549, second floor.  a) Guardrail system could not withstand force of at least 200 pounds due to bolts for the post not being properly secured. Employees were exposed to fall hazard.