OSHA Inspection: MENDEZ MASONRY CORP

Issued

2022-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $3265.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports such that the space between adjacent units,   a) 38 Millstone Court, Staten Island NY 10314 - Mendez Masonry Corp. - All working levels of the scaffold were not fully planked exposing employees to fall hazards.   Condition noted  on May 31, 2022

Issued

2022-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(7):Scaffolding was not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees selected by, and under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration.  a) 38 Millstone Court, Staten Island NY 10314 - Mendez Masonry Corp.  Mendez Masonry Corp did not ensure that a competent person qualified in Supported Scaffold installation, inspection and disassembly was present to install and maintain the scaffold in accordance with this section.  Condition noted on May 31,  2022

Issued

2022-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $3265.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(1)(ii):Guys, ties, and braces were not installed according to the manufacturer's recommendations or at the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height and repeated vertically at locations every 26 feet or less for scaffolds greater than 3 feet wide:  a) 38 Millstone Court Staten Island NY 10314 - Mendez Masonry Corp.  Mendez Masonry Corp. did not ensure that the scaffolding was installed according to manufacturers recommendations. Missing bracing on sections and missing pins where cross bracing was present, exposing employees to fall hazards.  Conditions noted on May 31,  2022

Issued

2022-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $3265.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(3):Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement.  a) 38 Millstone Court Staten Island NY 10314 - Mendez Masonry Corp.   Mendez Masonry Corp. did not ensure that supported scaffold was braced to prevent swaying. Scaffold was secured to residence via a single tie wire run under the window sill.  Condition noted on 31 May 2022

Issued

2022-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(3)(i):Vertical lifelines were not fastened to a fixed safe point of anchorage independent of the scaffold:  a) 38 Millstone Court Staten Island NY 10314 - Mendez Masonry Corp.   Mendez Masonry Corp. did not properly prepare/train their employees in proper use and tie off procedures.  Employees were utilizing body harness with retractable but did not attach to any anchor point exposing themselves to fall hazards.  Condition noted on May 31,  2022

Issued

2022-06-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a):The employer did not have each employee who performed work on a scaffold be 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.  a) 38 Millstone Court Staten Island NY 10314 - Mendez Masonry Corp.  The employer did not train their employees who were to be working on supported scaffold by a subject matter expert to recognize the hazards associated with the particular type of scaffold being utilized.  Condition noted 31 May 2022