OSHA Inspection: PRIME 1 FLOORING INC.

Issued

2022-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:   Location: 3415 Farragut Rd, Brooklyn, NY.  On or about 7/28/2021  a)  Employees were not able to recognize hazards on the jobsite.  Employees used damaged extension cords to energize tools and exposed to accidental contact with live electrical parts at the stairway landings.

Issued

2022-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2479.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.403(i)(2)(i): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures, or by any of the means listed under this provision.  Location: 3415 Farragut Road, Brooklyn, NY.  On or about 7/28/2021 live electrical contacts were not protected from accidental contact by any acceptable means:  a)  The splice connections of the temporary lights at the stairway landings of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th floors were exposed to accidental contact.  b)  The electrical connections for the terminals of the duplex outlets at the stairway landings of the 6th and 7th floors were exposed to accidental contact.

Issued

2022-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-02-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2486.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(F):Temporary lights were suspended by their electric cords and were not designed for this means of suspension.  Location: 3415 Farragut Rd, Brooklyn, NY.  On or about 7/28/2021  a) The temporary lights at the stairway landings were suspended by the conductors.  Employees used the stairway to access the work areas.

Issued

2022-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:  Location: 3415 Farragut Road, Brooklyn, NY.  On or about 7/28/2021  a)  Employees used a damaged extension cord to energize their tools.  The extension cord outer sheathing was damaged  and used to energize two hammer drills.