OSHA Inspection: VILLAS CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Sep 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $2,009

General-duty citation text

Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  A) Mile Square Road, Yonkers - NY: An employee was exposed to head injuries while working below another employee conducting roofing activities above. The employee was not protected by a hard hat or protective helmet, on or about,  August 1st, 2023.

Issued

Sep 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,018 · Current $4,018

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):  Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.  A) Mile Square Road, Yonkers - NY : Employees were exposed to eye/face injuries while using pneumatic nail guns during roofing/siding work.  The employees were not protected by eye/face protection, on or about, August 1st, 2023.

Issued

Sep 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,018 · Current $4,018

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1): Scaffold platform more than 2 feet above or below point of access, was not provided with a ladder or direct access from another structure or other equivalent  safe access during use:  A) : -  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15 feet while accessing a ladder jack scaffold without the use of a separate ladder,  on or about, May 19th, 2023.

Issued

Sep 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level.   A) Mile Square Road, Yonkers - NY :  An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15 1/2 feet while working on a ladder jack scaffold with no fall protection devices,  on or about, August 1st, 2023.

Issued

Sep 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet  or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest systems.   A)  Mile Square Road, Yonkers - NY: An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 17 feet while engaged in roofing work on a residential structure without a means of fall protection in place, on or about, August 21st, 2023.

Issued

Sep 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $3,349

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):  Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:   A) Mile Square Road, Yonkers - NY: An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 17 feet while using an extension ladder to access a roof. The extension ladder that was used was not  extended at least 3 feet above the surface in which they were accessing, on or about,  August 1st, 2023.