OSHA Inspection: SANDHU BUILDERS 1 INC.

Issued

Jul 1, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,355 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(D): Disconnecting switches or plug connectors were not installed to permit the disconnection of all ungrounded conductors of each temporary circuit.  Location: 160 Bay 29th Street, Brooklyn, NY.  On or about 1/23/2024,  a)  Disconnecting switch or plug connector were not used for energizing the temporary lights.  The bare conductors for the lighting circuit were inserted directly into the electrical outlet.

Issued

Jul 1, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1926.405(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap.  Location: 160 Bay 29th Street, Brooklyn, NY.  On or about 1/23/2024,  a)  The flexible cord of the temporary lights was spliced to two solid conductors.

Issued

Jul 1, 2024

Abate by

Jul 12, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,489 · Current $1,740 Reduced

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29 CFR  1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used.  Location: 160 Bay 29th Street, Brooklyn, NY.  On or about 1/23/2024,  a)  A flexible cord used for energizing the temporary service breaker panel was frayed.  The outer jacket of the cord was damaged, a section missing, then covered with tape.

Issued

Jul 1, 2024

Abate by

Jul 9, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,355 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(b)(1)(i): Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) was not installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights were no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary.  Location: 160 Bay 29th Street, Brooklyn, NY.  On or about 1/23/2024,  a)  Employees worked from scaffold platforms that were not fully planked.  The gap between the edge of the platforms and the uprights was approximately 20 inches.

Issued

Jul 1, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,111 · Current $2,130 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(f)(8): Employees were not prohibited from working on scaffolds covered with snow, ice or other slippery material.  Location: 160 Bay 29th Street, Brooklyn, NY.  On or about 1/23/2024,  a) Employees were working from the 3rd tier of a supported scaffold where the platform was covered with snow and ice.

Issued

Jul 1, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,111 · Current $2,130 Reduced

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29 CFR  1926.451(f)(14): Makeshift devices, such as but not limited to boxes and barrels, were used on top of scaffold platforms to increase the working level height of employees.  Location: 160 Bay 29th Street, Brooklyn, NY.  On or about 1/23/2024,  a) An employee was standing on top of a 5-Gallon bucket placed on the scaffold platform to reach the top of the window.  He was applying caulking for sealing the seams of the window.

Issued

Jul 1, 2024

Abate by

Jul 9, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,355 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.  Location: 160 Bay 29th Street, Brooklyn, NY.  On or about 1/23/2024,  a)  Guardrail systems were not installed at the two open ends and the back of the platform.

Issued

Jul 1, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,355 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes.  Location: 160 Bay 29th Street, Brooklyn, NY; 1st floor.  On or about 1/23/2024,  a) Employees were not protected from falling through an open floor hole on the 1st floor.