OSHA Inspection: JASON WALLACH CONSTRUCTION, INC

Issued

2022-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3729.00 · Current $2610.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets.  a) Worksite, 70 Wall Street, Kingston, New York: On or about May 10, 2022, employees were working on a fabricated frame scaffold under ongoing masonry work and were not using head protection.

Issued

2022-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $3046.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1):Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii).  a) Worksite, 70 Wall Street, Kingston, New York, third tier of scaffold: On or about May 10, 2022, employees were accessing a platform on the third tier of a fabricated frame scaffold that was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports.  b) Worksite, 70 Wall Street, Kingston, New York, fourth tier of scaffold: On or about May 10, 2022, employees were working from a platform on the fourth tier of a fabricated frame scaffold was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports.

Issued

2022-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(5)(i):The end of a platform 10 feet or less in length, extended over its support more than 12 inches. Note:  Does not apply if the platform was designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform was able to support employees and/or materials without tipping or had guardrails that blocked employee access to the end.  a) Worksite, 70 Wall Street, Kingston, New York, third tier of the scaffold: On or about May 10, 2022, the third tier of the fabricated frame scaffold had an end of a platform that is extended over its support between approximately 13 to 18 inches.   b) Worksite, 70 Wall Street, Kingston, New York, fourth tier of the scaffold: On or about May 10, 2022, the fourth tier of the fabricated frame scaffold had an end of a platform that is extended over its support between approximately 13 to 18 inches.

Issued

2022-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $0.00 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.  a) Worksite, 90 Wall Street, Kingston, New York, front of house: On or about May 10, 2022, employees were ascending and descending from the platform of a fabricated frame scaffold approximately 20 feet above the ground by climbing on the end frames and cross bracing.  The scaffold did not have means of access for employees.   b) Worksite, 90 Wall Street, Kingston, New York, back of house: On or about May 10, 2022, employees were ascending and descending from the platform of a fabricated frame scaffold approximately 20 feet above the ground by climbing on the end frames and cross bracing.  The scaffold did not have means of access for employees.

Issued

2022-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $0.00 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.  a) Worksite, 70 Wall Street, Kingston, New York, front of house: On or about May 10, 2022, a fabricated frame scaffold was not erected by a competent person qualified in scaffold erection.  b) Worksite, 70 Wall Street, Kingston, New York, back of house: On or about May 10, 2022, a fabricated frame scaffold was not erected by a competent person qualified in scaffold erection.

Issued

2022-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $3046.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(vii):Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  a) Worksite, 70 Wall Street, Kingston, New York: On or about May 10, 2022, an employees was conducting masonry work on a fabricated frame scaffold, approximately 20 feet above the ground, and was not protected from falls by the use of a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system.

Issued

2022-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-11-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13):Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b).  a) Worksite, 70 Wall Street, Kingston, New York: On or about May 10, 2022, an employee was conducting masonry work while on a roof, approximately 20 feet above the ground, and was not protected by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.