OSHA Inspection: MG WINDOW WASHING LLC

Issued

2023-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(b)(8): The employer did not ensure that ladders were used only for the purposes for which they were designed.  Location: a) Worksite; 4th Floor; Room 410  a) On or about 4/7/2023, the employer did not ensure that ladder(s), such as an A-frame ladder, were used as designed by the manufacturer.

Issued

2023-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  Location: a) Worksite; 4th Floor; Room 410  a) On or about 4/7/2023, the employer did not ensure that employee(s) were protected from falling by using fall protection such as, but not limited to, personal fall arrest systems, safety nets, and/or guardrails.  An employee working as a window washer fell approximately 40 feet (4 stories).

Issued

2023-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.30(a)(3): The employer did not train each employee in at least the following topics listed in 1910.30(a)(3)(i)-(iv): The nature of the fall hazards in the work area and how to recognize them; the procedures to be followed to minimize those hazards; the correct procedures for installing, inspecting, operating, maintaining, and disassembling the personal fall protection systems that the employee uses; and the correct use of personal fall protection systems and equipment specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, including, but not limited to, proper hook-up, anchoring, and tie-off techniques, and methods of equipment inspection and storage, as specified by the manufacturer.  Location: a) Worksite; 4th Floor; Room 410  a) On or about 4/7/2023, the employer did not provide fall protection training to employees working as window washers. An employee doing window washing fell approximately 40 feet (4 stories).

Issued

2023-09-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(b)(1): The employer did not train each employee on or before May 17, 2017 in the proper care, inspection, storage, and use of equipment covered by this subpart before an employee uses the equipment.  Location: a) Worksite; 4th Floor; Room 410  a) On or about 4/7/2023, the employer did not provide training to employees working with equipment such as ladders that were used at the worksite.