OSHA Inspection: ISAQUE FERREIRA DE LIMA

Issued

Nov 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,875 · Current $6,875

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):   Employees did not use eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:   a) 30 Wilson Avenue, New Square, NY:   On or about 5/31/23, employees installing roof sheathing used  pneumatic nail guns and the employer did not ensure that eye protection (e.g., safety glasses or equivalent) was used by employees exposed to eye loss/eye injuries due to struck by hazards.  b) 50 Wilson Avenue, New Square, NY:   On or about 6/5/23, employees installing roof sheathing used  pneumatic nail guns and the employer did not ensure that eye protection (e.g., safety glasses or equivalent) was used by employees exposed to eye loss/eye injuries due to struck by hazards.   c) 50 Wilson Avenue, New Square, NY:   On or about 6/7/23, employees installing roof sheathing used  pneumatic nail guns and the employer did not ensure that eye protection (e.g., safety glasses or equivalent) was used by employees exposed to eye loss/eye injuries due to struck by hazards.   Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Nov 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,911 · Current $4,911

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.300(b)(2):  Moving part(s) of equipment exposed to contact by employees or which otherwise created a hazard, were not guarded:   a) 50 Wilson Avenue, New Square, NY:   On or about 6/7/23, employees were exposed to unguarded belts, pulley and flywheel when using a compressor to provide air for pneumatic nail guns used for roof sheathing.  Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Nov 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,929 · Current $3,929

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:   a) 30 Wilson Avenue, New Square, NY:   On or about 5/31/23, employees used a worn and frayed extension cord to connect a circular saw to site electrical power when cutting wood sheathing.  b) 50 Wilson Avenue, New Square, NY:   On or about 6/7/23, employees used a worn and frayed extension cord to connect a circular saw to electrical power when cutting wood sheathing.  Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Nov 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,911 · Current $4,911

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a) 30 Wilson Avenue, New Square, NY:   On or about 5/31/23, employees used an extension ladder to access the roof level from the ground level and the ladder did not have side rails which extended 3 feet above the upper landing level  being accessed.  b) 50 Wilson Avenue, New Square, NY:   On or about 6/7/23, an extension ladder was used by an employee to access a 3rd floor wall opening from the ground level and the ladder did not have side rails which extended 3 feet above the upper landing level  being accessed.  Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Nov 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(6): Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level:  a) 30 Wilson Avenue, New Square, NY:   On or about 5/31/23, an unsecured extension ladder that was not on stable and level ground was used by to access the roof level from the ground level.   b) 50 Wilson Avenue, New Square, NY:   On or about 6/7/23, an unsecured extension ladder that was not on stable and level ground  was used by an employee to access and climb into a  3rd floor wall opening from the ground level.   Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Nov 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder:  a) 30 Wilson Avenue, New Square, NY:   On or about 5/31/23, an extension ladder being used by employees to access the roof level was not secured nor barricaded when an excavator was in use in the area along with other vehicles.   b) 50 Wilson Avenue, New Square, NY:   On or about 6/7/23, an extension ladder being used by an employee to access a 3rd floor wall opening was not secured nor barricaded when an excavator was in use in the area.  Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Nov 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $34,375 · Current $34,375

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) 30 Wilson Avenue, New Square, NY:   On or about 5/31/23, employees installing roof sheathing were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 23 feet to 30 feet while working on the roof and were not protected against falling.  b) 50 Wilson Avenue, New Square, NY:   On or about 6/5/23, employees installing roof sheathing were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 23 feet to 30 feet  while working on the roof and were not protected against falling.   c) 50 Wilson Avenue, New Square, NY:   On or about 6/7/23, employees installing roof sheathing and installing trusses were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 23 feet while working on the roof and were not protected against falling.   d) 50 Wilson Avenue, New Square, NY - Section furthest from Wilson Avenue) on 2nd Floor Stairwell Landing :  On or about 5/31/23 to 6/5/23, employees walking/working  inside the building were exposed to a  fall hazard of approximately 12 feet 7 inches due to a wall opening on the 2nd floor landing  to the ground below and were not protected against falling.  e) 30 Wilson Avenue, New Square, NY:   On or about 6/6/23, an employee was performing interior carpentry/framing work was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet when he stepped over guard railing and worked on the outside exposed edge of the window opening and was not protected against falling.  Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.  REPEAT STATEMENT:  Dimension General Construction LLC was previously cited for a  REPEAT violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1613923, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 3/9/23, with respect to a workplace located at 46 Irvine Turner Boulevard, Newark, NJ 07102.  Dimension General Construction LLC was previously cited for a WILLFUL violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1585939, citation number 2,  item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 5/27/22, with respect to a workplace located at Melody Lane and Gold Finch Drive, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458.

Issued

Nov 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,858 · Current $7,858

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1052(c)(1)(i): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with at least one handrail:  a) 30 Wilson Avenue, New Square, NY:   On or about 5/31/23 to 6/5/23, employees installing roof sheathing and interior framing used building stairways that did not have handrailing.   b) 50 Wilson Avenue, New Square, NY:   On or about 5/31/23 to  6/5/23,  employees installing roof sheathing and interior framing used building stairways that did not have handrailing.   REPEAT STATEMENT:   Dimension General Construction LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number  1583255, citation number  1, item number 1,  and was affirmed as a final order on 7/11/22, with respect to a workplace located at 383 Main Street, Little Falls, NJ  07424.