OSHA Inspection: MASTER RNS LLC

Issued

Sep 22, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,045 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(3):Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  Location: NY Rt. 306 & Kearsing Parkway Monsey,  NY 10952  a) On or about August 25th, 2021, at the front of the building - employees were exposed to fall from height hazards due to the scaffolds not being 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.  b) On or about August 25th, 2021, at the back of the building - employees were exposed to fall from height hazards due to the scaffolds not being 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.

Issued

Sep 22, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,045 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:  Location: NY Rt. 306 & Kearsing Parkway Monsey,  NY 10952  a) On or about August 25th, 2021, at the front of the building - employees were exposed to fall from height hazards due to the scaffolds not being 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.  b) On or about August 25th, 2021, at the back of the building - employees were exposed to fall from height hazards due to the scaffolds not being 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.

Issued

Sep 22, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in:  Location: NY Rt. 306 & Kearsing Parkway Monsey,  NY 10952  a) On or about August 25th, 2021, at the front of the building - employees were exposed to fall from height hazards due to the scaffolds not being 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.  b) On or about August 25th, 2021, at the back of the building - employees were exposed to fall from height hazards due to the scaffolds not being 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.

Issued

Sep 22, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,045 Reduced

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:  Location: NY Rt. 306 & Kearsing Parkway Monsey,  NY 10952  a) On or about August 25th, 2021, at the back of the building - employees were exposed to fall from height hazards due to safe means of access to the pump jack scaffold. The employees used a window from the 3rd floor as access to the scaffold.

Issued

Sep 22, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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: Location: NY Rt. 306 & Kearsing Parkway Monsey,  NY 10952  a) On or about August 25th, 2021, at the front of the building - employees were exposed to fall from height hazards due to the scaffolds not being 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.  b) On or about August 25th, 2021, at the back of the building - employees were exposed to fall from height hazards due to the scaffolds not being 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.

Issued

Sep 22, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,865 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: NY Rt. 306 & Kearsing Parkway Monsey,  NY 10952  a) On or about August 25th, 2021, an employee was exposed to fall from height hazards while conducting siding work - employees were conducting work while standing on a window ledge approximately 4 stories high (approximately 35ft high) without fall protection.  b) On or about August 25th, 2021, an employee was exposed to fall from height hazards while conducting work on the roof of an approximately 4 stories high (approximately 40ft high) without fall protection.