OSHA Inspection: HDK CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Nov 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $8,595 · Current $8,595

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are 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 for access:   a.) Site: 35-15 19th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11105. On or about July 21, 2023, employees transporting cinder blocks and cement mixture to a supported frame scaffold and employees laying bricks did not have a mean of access or egress to the scaffold. The working level was approximately 12 feet from the ground level.   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

Nov 8, 2023

Abate by

Dec 28, 2023

Penalty

Initial $8,595 · Current $8,595

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold(s) trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize those hazards associated with the type of scaffold(s) being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.   Site: 35-15 19th Avenue, ASTORIA, NY 11105. a.) On or about July 21, 2023, employees transporting cinder blocks and cement mixture to a supported frame scaffold and employees laying bricks were exposed to a hazardous work environment. The employer did not provide hazard recognition training to employees about the potential hazards associated with their duties, and the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.   Note: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Nov 8, 2023

Penalty

Initial $8,595 · Current $8,595

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Basic Requirement. Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization to OSHA.  Site: 35-15 19th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11105. a.) On or about July 21, 2023, An Employee fell from a scaffold and suffered multiple fractures and laceration were transported to the local hospital for treatment were not reported to OSHA.   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.