OSHA Inspection: PLATINUM DEVELOPERS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Issued

2024-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8067.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances S777

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2):  The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:   a) 159 Alexander Street, Yonkers, NY - Building C - 1st Floor:   Laborers manually digging excavations below and under the concrete slab were exposed to excavation hazards and were not instructed in the recognition and avoidance of these hazards and the regulations applicable to the excavation work being performed on or about 12/4/23 and continuing.  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

2024-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8067.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances S777

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(k)(1):  Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions.   a) 159 Alexander Street, Yonkers, NY - Building C - 1st Floor:     Daily inspections of excavation were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins on or about 12/4/23 and continuing.

Issued

2024-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11292.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances S777

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1)(ii):   Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph 29 CFR 1926.652(b) or 29 CFR 1926.652(c) of this section when an examination of the ground by a competent person was not conducted and determined that there was no indication of a potential cave-in in excavations less than 5 feet (1.52m) in depth:    a) 159 Alexander Street, Yonkers, NY - Building C - 1st Floor:   Laborers manually digging excavations below and under the concrete slab  were not protected against cave-ins by adequate protective systems designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(b) or 29 CFR 1926.652(c) when an examination of the ground by a competent person was not conducted and determined that there was no indication of a potential cave-in in excavations less than 5 feet (1.52m) in depth; on or about 12/4/23 and continuing.  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

2024-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances S777

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees  a) 159 Alexander Street, Yonkers, NY - Building C - 1st Floor:     A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in excavation that was greater than 4 feet in depth while employees were performing excavation soil/fill material; on or about 12/4/23.