OSHA Inspection: SEAN MURPHY CONTRACTING INC

Issued

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $2344.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(5)(ii): Ends of platforms greater than 10 feet in length extended more than 18 inches over the centerline of its support, without being designed and installed so to prevent tipping of the cantilevered end loaded with employees and/or materials or provided with guardrails to prevent employees from accessing the cantilevered end:         a) Worksite: 11 Rosewood Drive, Sag Harbor NY.  West Side of the Structure- Employees were installing waterproofing materials to an exterior wall from a ladder jack scaffold platform approximately 24-feet above the ground with a plank extended approximately 2-feet beyond the support; on or about 01/02/2023.    Note: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $2344.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1): 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not  used.   a) Worksite: 11 Rosewood Drive, Sag Harbor NY.  West Side of the Structure- Employees installing waterproofing materials to an exterior wall approximately 24-feet above the ground lacked a safe mean of access to a ladder jack scaffold working platform; on or about 1/2/2023   Note: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $1674.00 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:  a) Worksite: 11 Rosewood Drive, Sag Harbor NY.  West Side of the Structure- Employees installing waterproofing materials to an exterior wall from a 5-tier fabricated frame scaffold and a ladder jack scaffold platform were exposed to falls between approximately 24-feet to 26-feet. The scaffolding systems were erected by untrained employees without the supervision and direction of a competent person; on or about 1/2/2023.    Note: In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $2344.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system.  a) Worksite: 11 Rosewood Drive, Sag Harbor NY.  West Side of the Structure- Employees working from a ladder jack platform at approximately 24-feet  above the ground while installing waterproofing materials to an exterior wall were exposed to fall hazards without a personal fall arrest system; on or about 1/2/2023.  Note:  The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $2344.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(k)(1): Ladder jack scaffold platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet.  a) Worksite: 11 Rosewood Drive, Sag Harbor NY.  West Side of the Structure- Employees were installing waterproofing materials to an exterior wall from ladder jack scaffold platforms approximately 24-feet above the ground which exceeded a maximum height of 20-feet; on or about 1/2/2023.  Note: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file , the employer need not submit certification  or documentation of the abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $2344.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms were bridged one to another:  a) Worksite: 11 Rosewood Drive, Sag Harbor NY.  West Side of the Structure- Employees were installing waterproofing materials to an exterior wall approximately 24-feet above the ground from a 5-tier fabricated frame scaffold and a ladder jack scaffold platform which were bridged one to another; on or about 1/2/2023.  Note: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-13 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) Worksite: 11 Rosewood Drive, Sag Harbor NY.  West Side of the Structure- Employees who were authorized to work from scaffolds had not received training by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognized the hazards associated with ladder jack scaffolds and fabricated frame scaffolds and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards; on or about 1/2/2023.  Note: The employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee 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 question:  a) Worksite: 11 Rosewood Drive, Sag Harbor NY.  West Side of the Structure- Employees erecting a 5-tier fabricated  frame scaffold and a ladder jack scaffold were not trained by a competent person in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with ladder jack  scaffolds and fabricated frame scaffold and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards; on or about 1/2/2023.  Note:  the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this items in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2023-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $2344.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were not used at an angle such than the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder way approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder:  a) Worksite: 11 Rosewood Drive, Sag Harbor NY.  West Side of the Structure- Employees installing waterproofing materials to an exterior wall  had erected a Werner extension ladder approximately 26-feet above the ground and 9-feet horizontally which exceeded one-quarter of the working length of the ladder; on or about 1/2/2023.  Note: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file , the employer need not submit certification  or documentation of the abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.