OSHA Inspection: DME CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATES INC.

Issued

Feb 16, 2022

Abate by

Feb 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $1,555 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.754(e)(3)(ii): All covers were not secured when installed to prevent accidental displacement by the wind, equipment or employees:  Instance a) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY-  While replacing metal roof panels on  a commercial building, employees worked and walked near a translucent, fiberglass skylight on the north side of the roof that was approximately 18'9" above the ground. The skylight was covered by a  metal roof panel  that was not secured;  on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/21.   Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 16, 2022

Abate by

Feb 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $1,555 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.754(e)(3)(iii): All covers were not painted with high-visibility paint or marked with the word "HOLE" or "COVER" to provide warning of the hazard:  Instance a) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- While  replacing metal roof panels on a commercial building, employees  worked and walked near a translucent fiberglass skylight on the north side of the roof that was approximately 18'9" above the ground. The skylight was  covered by a metal roof panel that the employer failed to paint with high visibility paint or mark with the word "Hole" or "Cover"; on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/21.   Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 16, 2022

Abate by

Mar 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $1,245 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1412(f)(7): The employer did not document, maintain, or retain for a minimum of 12 months the items checked, the results of the inspection, the name and signature of the person conducting the inspection, and the date of the inspection:    a) Worksite, 101 Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee was operating a National telescoping crane, Model 800D, serial number 290691. The employer did not retain the required documentation related to the annual/comprehensive inspection of the crane for a minimum of 12 months, ; on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/21.  Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 16, 2022

Abate by

Mar 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $1,555 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1417(c)(1): The procedures applicable to the operation of the equipment, including rated capacities (load charts), recommended operating speeds, special hazard warnings, instructions, and operator's manual, were not readily available in the cab at all times for use by the operator:  a) Worksite,  101 Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee was operating a National Crane, Model 800D, serial number 290961 telescoping crane while  performing steel erection work replacing metal roofing panels. The operator's manual was not in the cab while the crane was in operation and the crane operator did not know where it could be found; on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/21.   Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 16, 2022

Abate by

Feb 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $29,005 · Current $14,490 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.754(e)(2)(ii): Roof and floor holes and openings were not decked over.  Where large size, configuration or other structural design did not allow openings to be decked over (such as elevator shafts, stair wells, etc.) employees were not protected in accordance with standard 1926.760(a)(1) prior to beginning the job:  The employer does not ensure roof holes and openings are decked over while employees are performing steel erection activities. The violation was recently observed on or about August 19, 2021, at a worksite located at or near 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY, when employees were replacing metal roofing panels near a translucent, fiberglass skylight on the south side of the roof on a commercial building. The employees' work brought them increasingly closer to the skylight, which was approximately 18'9" above the ground and was not decked over or otherwise covered.   To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that skylights, and any other roof holes or openings, are decked over while employees perform work on the roof.   Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 16, 2022

Abate by

Feb 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $145,027 · Current $72,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who was on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was protected from fall hazards by personal fall arrest systems:  The employer does not require and ensure the use of personal fall arrest systems when employees are exposed to fall hazards.   The violation was recently observed on or about August 17-19, 2021, at a worksite located at or near 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY.,  when employees were performing steel erection activities at more than 15 feet above lower levels.  Instance a) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #1 was replacing metal roofing panels on the roof of a commercial building. Throughout the workday the employee worked and walked near the unprotected roof edges on the north and south sides of the roof, approximately 16 feet above the ground, and was not protected from fall hazards by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.  Instance b) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #1 was replacing metal roofing panels on the roof of a commercial building. Each time an existing metal roof panel was lifted and removed from the roof, it created unprotected sides or edges, approximately 16-19 feet above the ground. While replacing the metal roofing panel the employee worked and walked near the newly created unprotected edges and was not protected from falling by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.   Instance c) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #1 was replacing metal roofing panels near an uncovered, translucent, fiberglass skylight on the south side of the roof of a commercial building. The skylight, which was approximately 18 '9" above the ground, could not be covered while the metal roofing panels adjacent to it were being replaced. The employee was not protected from fall hazards by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.   Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 16, 2022

Abate by

Feb 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $145,027 · Current $72,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who was on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was protected from fall hazards by personal fall arrest systems:  The employer does not require and ensure the use of personal fall arrest systems when employees are exposed to fall hazards.   The violation was recently observed on or about August 17-19, 2021, at a worksite located at or near 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY.,  when employees were performing steel erection activities at more than 15 feet above lower levels.  Instance a) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #2 was replacing metal roofing panels on the roof of a commercial building. Throughout the workday the employee worked and walked near the unprotected roof edges on the north and south sides of the roof, approximately 16 feet above the ground, and was not protected from fall hazards by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.  Instance b) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #2 was replacing metal roofing panels on the roof of a commercial building. Each time an existing metal roof panel was lifted and removed from the roof, it created unprotected sides or edges, approximately 16-19 feet above the ground. While replacing the metal roofing panel the employee worked and walked near the newly created unprotected edges and was not protected from falling by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.   Instance c) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #2 was replacing metal roofing panels near an uncovered, translucent, fiberglass skylight on the south side of the roof of a commercial building. The skylight, which was approximately 18 '9" above the ground, could not be covered while the metal roofing panels adjacent to it were being replaced. The employee was not protected from fall hazards by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.   Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 16, 2022

Abate by

Feb 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $145,027 · Current $72,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who was on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was protected from fall hazards by personal fall arrest systems:  The employer does not require and ensure the use of personal fall arrest systems when employees are exposed to fall hazards.   The violation was recently observed on or about August 17-19, 2021, at a worksite located at or near 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY.,  when employees were performing steel erection activities at more than 15 feet above lower levels.  Instance a) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #3 was replacing metal roofing panels on the roof of a commercial building. Throughout the workday the employee worked and walked near the unprotected roof edges on the north and south sides of the roof, approximately 16 feet above the ground, and was not protected from fall hazards by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.  Instance b) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #3 was replacing metal roofing panels on the roof of a commercial building. Each time an existing metal roof panel was lifted and removed from the roof, it created unprotected sides or edges, approximately 16-19 feet above the ground. While replacing the metal roofing panel the employee worked and walked near the newly created unprotected edges and was not protected from falling by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.   Instance c) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #3 was replacing metal roofing panels near an uncovered, translucent, fiberglass skylight on the south side of the roof of a commercial building. The skylight, which was approximately 18 '9" above the ground, could not be covered while the metal roofing panels adjacent to it were being replaced. The employee was not protected from fall hazards by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.   Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 16, 2022

Abate by

Feb 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $145,027 · Current $72,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who was on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was protected from fall hazards by personal fall arrest systems:  The employer does not require and ensure the use of personal fall arrest systems when employees are exposed to fall hazards.   The violation was recently observed on or about August 17-19, 2021, at a worksite located at or near 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY.,  when employees were performing steel erection activities at more than 15 feet above lower levels.  Instance a) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #4 was replacing metal roofing panels on the roof of a commercial building. Throughout the workday the employee worked and walked near the unprotected roof edges on the north and south sides of the roof, approximately 16 feet above the ground, and was not protected from fall hazards by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.  Instance b) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #4 was replacing metal roofing panels on the roof of a commercial building. Each time an existing metal roof panel was lifted and removed from the roof, it created unprotected sides or edges, approximately 16-19 feet above the ground. While replacing the metal roofing panel the employee worked and walked near the newly created unprotected edges and was not protected from falling by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.   Instance c) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #4 was replacing metal roofing panels near an uncovered, translucent, fiberglass skylight on the south side of the roof of a commercial building. The skylight, which was approximately 18 '9" above the ground, could not be covered while the metal roofing panels adjacent to it were being replaced. The employee was not protected from fall hazards by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.   Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 16, 2022

Abate by

Feb 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $145,027 · Current $72,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who was on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was protected from fall hazards by personal fall arrest systems:  The employer does not require and ensure the use of personal fall arrest systems when employees are exposed to fall hazards.   The violation was recently observed on or about August 17-19, 2021, at a worksite located at or near 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY.,  when employees were performing steel erection activities at more than 15 feet above lower levels.  Instance a) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #5 was replacing metal roofing panels on the roof of a commercial building. Throughout the workday the employee worked and walked near the unprotected roof edges on the north and south sides of the roof, approximately 16 feet above the ground, and was not protected from fall hazards by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.  Instance b) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #5 was replacing metal roofing panels on the roof of a commercial building. Each time an existing metal roof panel was lifted and removed from the roof, it created unprotected sides or edges, approximately 16-19 feet above the ground. While replacing the metal roofing panel the employee worked and walked near the newly created unprotected edges and was not protected from falling by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.   Instance c) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #5 was replacing metal roofing panels near an uncovered, translucent, fiberglass skylight on the south side of the roof of a commercial building. The skylight, which was approximately 18 '9" above the ground, could not be covered while the metal roofing panels adjacent to it were being replaced. The employee was not protected from fall hazards by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.   Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 16, 2022

Abate by

Feb 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $145,027 · Current $72,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who was on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was protected from fall hazards by personal fall arrest systems:  The employer does not require and ensure the use of personal fall arrest systems when employees are exposed to fall hazards.   The violation was recently observed on or about August 17-19, 2021, at a worksite located at or near 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY.,  when employees were performing steel erection activities at more than 15 feet above lower levels.  Instance a) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #6 was replacing metal roofing panels on the roof of a commercial building. Throughout the workday the employee worked and walked near the unprotected roof edges on the north and south sides of the roof, approximately 16 feet above the ground, and was not protected from fall hazards by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.  Instance b) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #6 was replacing metal roofing panels on the roof of a commercial building. Each time an existing metal roof panel was lifted and removed from the roof, it created unprotected sides or edges, approximately 16-19 feet above the ground. While replacing the metal roofing panel the employee worked and walked near the newly created unprotected edges and was not protected from falling by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.   Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 16, 2022

Abate by

Feb 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $145,027 · Current $72,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who was on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was protected from fall hazards by personal fall arrest systems:  The employer does not require and ensure the use of personal fall arrest systems when employees are exposed to fall hazards.   The violation was recently observed on or about August 17-19, 2021, at a worksite located at or near 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY.,  when employees were performing steel erection activities at more than 15 feet above lower levels.  Instance a) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #7 was replacing metal roofing panels on the roof of a commercial building. Throughout the workday the employee worked and walked near the unprotected roof edges on the north and south sides of the roof, approximately 16 feet above the ground, and was not protected from fall hazards by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.  Instance b) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #7 was replacing metal roofing panels on the roof of a commercial building. Each time an existing metal roof panel was lifted and removed from the roof, it created unprotected sides or edges, approximately 16-19 feet above the ground. While replacing the metal roofing panel the employee worked and walked near the newly created unprotected edges and was not protected from falling by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.    Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Feb 16, 2022

Abate by

Feb 23, 2022

Penalty

Initial $145,027 · Current $72,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who was on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was protected from fall hazards by personal fall arrest systems:  The employer does not require and ensure the use of personal fall arrest systems when employees are exposed to fall hazards.   The violation was recently observed on or about August 17-19, 2021, at a worksite located at or near 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY.,  when employees were performing steel erection activities at more than 15 feet above lower levels.  Instance a) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #8 was replacing metal roofing panels on the roof of a commercial building. Throughout the workday the employee worked and walked near the unprotected roof edges on the north and south sides of the roof, approximately 16 feet above the ground, and was not protected from fall hazards by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.  Instance b) Worksite, 101 Bethpage Sweet Hollow Rd., Old Bethpage, NY- Employee #8 was replacing metal roofing panels on the roof of a commercial building. Each time an existing metal roof panel was lifted and removed from the roof, it created unprotected sides or edges, approximately 16-19 feet above the ground. While replacing the metal roofing panel the employee worked and walked near the newly created unprotected edges and was not protected from falling by the use of a personal fall arrest system; on or about 8/17/21 through 8/19/2021. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that its employees performing steel erection activities more than 15 feet above lower levels are protected from falls, and that no employee is allowed to perform steel erection activities at heights greater than 15 feet above lower levels without the protection of a personal fall arrest system.   Note:  In addition to abatement certification the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.