OSHA Inspection: EUROSTRUCT INC.

Issued

Mar 9, 2023

Abate by

Mar 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $7,000 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)  Location: 421 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10009 On or about: September 10, 2022  (a) The employer did not ensure that all working level of scaffolds used by employees were fully planked between uprights; an employee worked on the 1st tier of the blue 2-tier mobile scaffold that not fully planked between uprights.

Issued

Mar 9, 2023

Abate by

Mar 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $8,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(1):Supported scaffolds with a height to base width (including outrigger supports, if used) ratio of more than four to one (4:1) were not restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means, as set forth in subparagraphs (i) - (iii) of this paragraph.  Location: 421 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10009 On or about: September 10, 2022  (a) The employer did not ensure that supported scaffolds with a height to based width ratio more than four to one were protected from tipping by outrigger supports or equivalent; an employee worked from the 2nd tier of a yellow 2-tier mobile scaffold which had a height to base ratio that exceeded four to one.

Issued

Mar 9, 2023

Abate by

Mar 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $7,000 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: 421 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10009 On or about: September 10, 2022  (a) The employer did not ensure that cross braces were not used as a means of access for mobile scaffolds; employees climbed cross braces to access a blue 2-tier mobile scaffold.

Issued

Mar 9, 2023

Abate by

Mar 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $8,800 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: 421 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10009 On or about: September 10, 2022  (a) The employer did not ensure that 2-tier mobile scaffolds used by employees were erected and moved under the supervision and direction of a competent person; employees used the 2-tier mobile scaffolds onsite to perform sheetrock installation.

Issued

Mar 9, 2023

Abate by

Mar 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $8,800 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.  Location: 421 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10009 On or about: September 10, 2022  (a) The employer did not ensure that employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet above lower levels were protected by fall protection; an employee performed sheetrock installations from a the 2nd tier of a yellow 2-tier mobile scaffold and was not protected by guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, or equivalent.

Issued

Mar 9, 2023

Abate by

Mar 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $7,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(w)(1): The mobile scaffold was not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, to prevent racking or collapse of the scaffold and secure vertical members together laterally so as to automatically square and align the vertical members.  Location: 421 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10009 On or about: September 10, 2022  (a) The employer did not ensure that mobile scaffolds on site were fully braced by cross braces to align the vertical members; an employee performed sheetrock installations from the 1st tier of a blue 2-tier mobile scaffold that was not fully braced by cross braces.

Issued

Mar 9, 2023

Abate by

Mar 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $8,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(w)(2):Scaffold casters and wheels were not locked with positive wheel and/or wheel and swivel locks, or equivalent means, to prevent movement of the scaffold while the scaffold was used in a stationary manner:  Location: 421 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10009 On or about: September 10, 2022  (a) The employer did not ensure mobile scaffolds used in a stationary manner were locked to prevent movement of the scaffold; employees performed sheetrock installation from 2-tier mobile scaffolds without scaffold casters being fully locked.

Issued

Mar 9, 2023

Abate by

Mar 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $8,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(w)(6)(ii): Employee(s) were allowed to ride on a scaffold that had a height that was more than two times the base width and had not been designed and constructed to meet or exceed nationally recognized stability test requirements.  Location: 421 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10009 On or about: September 10, 2022  (a) The employer did not ensure that employees would not ride mobile scaffolds that had a height that more than two times the base width; an employee rode the 2nd tier of a yellow 2-tier mobile scaffold which had a height to base ratio that exceeded two to one.

Issued

Mar 9, 2023

Abate by

Mar 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $7,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(w)(6)(v):Employee(s) were permitted on parts of the scaffold which extend outward beyond the caster, wheels, or other supports:  Location: 421 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10009 On or about: September 10, 2022  (a) The employer did not ensure that employees would not ride parts of mobile scaffolds which extended outward beyond the casters; an employee rode on scaffold planks that extended outward beyond the caster wheels on the 1st tier of a blue 2-tier mobile scaffold.

Issued

Mar 9, 2023

Abate by

Mar 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $7,000 Reduced

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: 421 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10009 On or about: September 10, 2022  (a) The employer did not ensure that each employee performing work from mobile scaffolds on site was trained to recognize the hazards associated; employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 10 feet to lower levels.

Issued

Mar 9, 2023

Abate by

Mar 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $11,702 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(a)(2):Employees were allowed to work on surfaces which did not have the requisite strength and structural integrity:  Location: 421 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10009 On or about: September 10, 2022  (a) The employer did not ensure employees were not allowed to work on surfaces which did not have the requisite strength and structural integrity; an employee stood on a temporary ceiling that did not have the requisite strength and structural integrity while installing plywood boards.

Issued

Mar 9, 2023

Abate by

Mar 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $11,702 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(2)(i):Each employee who was constructing a leading edge 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  Location: 421 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10009 On or about: September 10, 2022  (a) The employer did not ensure that employees who were constructing a leading edge were not protected from falling by guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, or equivalent; an employee performing leading edge work from a temporary ceiling was exposed to fall hazards up to approximately 14 feet to lower levels.

Issued

Mar 9, 2023

Abate by

Mar 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $11,702 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  Location: 421 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10009 On or about: September 10, 2022  (a) The employer did not train employees on the recognition of fall hazards; an employee working from a temporary ceiling was exposed to fall hazards up to approximately 14 feet to lower levels.

Issued

Mar 9, 2023

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $7,894 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2):The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye.  Location: 421 East 6th Street, New York, NY 10009 On or about: September 10, 2022  (a) The employer did not report to OSHA within 24-hours for an incident that resulted in an employee's in-patient hospitalization.