BRONX, NY —
OSHA Inspection: BPW CONSTRUCTION CORP.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BPW CONSTRUCTION CORP. in 880 EAST 147TH ST., BRONX, NY 10455 (NAICS 238330). OSHA activity number 345544498.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BPW CONSTRUCTION CORP.
- Site address
- 880 EAST 147TH ST.
- City
- BRONX
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 10455
- Mailing
- 218 STOCKHOLM ST., BROOKLYN, NY 11237
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 238330
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $2,926 · Current $1,875 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a):Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns: Location: 880 East 147th St. Bronx NY a) On or about September 15, 2021, employee working without hardhat near scaffold was exposed to struck by hazard due to employee working above removing scaffold components.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1875
- — Z (S) $2926
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $2,926 · Current $1,875 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees did not use eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents: Location: 880 East 147th St. Bronx NY a) On or about September 15, 2021, employee was working without eye protection while using hammer to demo floor was exposed to struck by hazards. b) On or about September 15, 2021, employee was working without eye protection while using miter saw to cut wood was exposed to struck by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1875
- — Z (S) $2926
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $2,926 · Current $1,875 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. Crossbraces were used as a means of access. Location: 880 East 147th St. Bronx NY a) On or about September 15, 2021, employee did not have safe means of access on supported scaffold due to employee climbing down on scaffold post.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1875
- — Z (S) $2926
1926.451 F03
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $2,926 · Current $1,875 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: 880 East 147th St. Bronx NY a) On or about September 15, 2021, supported scaffolds were not inspected by competent person before use due to employees working on scaffold that did not have a safe means of access, guardrail system, fully planked platform, and correct mudsill plate installed. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1875
- — Z (S) $2926
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $2,926 · Current $0 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:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person. Location: 880 East 147th St. Bronx NY a) On or about September 15, 2021, supported scaffolds were not erected correctly by qualified person due to employees working on scaffold that did not have a safe means of access, guardrail system, fully planked platform, and correct mudsill plates installed. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2926
1926.454 B
- Issued
- Oct 7, 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: 880 East 147th St. Bronx NY a) On or about September 15, 2021, employees were not trained to recognize hazards while building supported scaffold due to the employees working on scaffold that did not have a safe means of access, guardrail system, fully planked platform, and correct mudsill plates installed. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 345544498.
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