BROOKLYN, NY —
OSHA Inspection: SONG METAL WORKS INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SONG METAL WORKS INC. in 439 LINCOLN ROAD, BROOKLYN, NY 11225 (NAICS 238190). OSHA activity number 345451884.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SONG METAL WORKS INC.
- Site address
- 439 LINCOLN ROAD
- City
- BROOKLYN
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 11225
- Mailing
- 4902 2ND AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11232
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238190
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2022
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $2,925 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person. Location: 439 Lincoln Road, Brooklyn, NY On or about 7/30/2021; a) The employer did not ensure that frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite were performed by a competent person during demolition operation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2925
- — Z (S) $4351
1926.405 G02 IV
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,486 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv):Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws. Location: 439 Lincoln Rd, Brooklyn, NY. On or about 7/30/2021; a) Employees used a damaged extension cord to energize power tools. The cord had a broken strain relief.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2486
1926.416 E01
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $2,486 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1):Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used. Location: 439 Lincoln Road, Brooklyn, NY. a) On or about 7/30/2021; Employees used a damaged extension cord to energize the power saws for cutting the floor joist on the 2nd floor.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1400
- — Z (S) $2486
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $2,925 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. Location: 439 Lincoln Road, Brooklyn, NY. On or about 7/30/2021; a) Employees worked from the 2nd floor with unprotected edges of the floor. Guardrails were not installed and no other means of fall protection system used to prevent employees from falling approximately 12 feet to the level below.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2925
- — Z (S) $4351
1926.503 A02 I
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2022
- Abate by
- Feb 8, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $2,925 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person, to recognize the nature of fall hazards in the work area. Location: 439 Lincoln Road, Brooklyn, NY. On or about 7/30/2021; a) Employees did not recognized the fall hazards as they were working from the 2nd floor with open edges to the floor below.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2925
- — Z (S) $4351
1926.854 B
- Issued
- Jan 27, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $2,925 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.854(b):Wall sections more than one story in height were permitted to stand alone without lateral bracing when the wall section was not originally designed to stand alone without such lateral support, and was in a condition safe enough to be self-supporting. Location: 439 Lincoln Road, Brooklyn, NY. On or about 7/30/2021; a) The employer did not provide bracing to two free standing walls. A section of one wall collapsed during demolition after the floor joists were removed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2925
- — Z (S) $4351
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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 345451884.
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