LONG ISLAND CITY, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: S & S GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of S & S GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INC. in 38-29 30TH STREET, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 347531626.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- S & S GENERAL CONSTRUCTION INC.
- Site address
- 38-29 30TH STREET
- City
- LONG ISLAND CITY
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 11101
- Mailing
- 114-17 125TH STREET, SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY 11420
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238170
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2024
- Abate by
- Dec 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $3,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Cross braces were used as a means of access: a) On or about 06/05/24 at jobsite 38-29 30th Street. Long Island City, NY south side of the property. Employees working from a fabricated frame scaffold were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 18-ft. to the ground. The employees were climbing the system cross braces as means of accessing scaffold work platforms.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3750
- · Z (S) $4839
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2024
- Abate by
- Dec 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $3,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration: a) On or about 06/05/24, at 38-29 30th Street. Long Island City, NY south side of the property. Employees erected a fabricated frame scaffold without the supervision and direction of a competent person. The scaffold was erected without an access ladder or guard rail systems.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3750
- · Z (S) $4839
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2024
- Abate by
- Dec 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $3,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section: a) On or about 06/05/24, at 38-29 30th Street. Long Island City, NY south side of the property. Employees installing siding from the fabricated frame scaffold were exposed fall hazards of approximately 18-ft to the ground. Guardrails or personal fall arrest systems were not used.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3750
- · Z (S) $4839
1926.502 D06 I
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2024
- Abate by
- Dec 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $3,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i): A snaphook not of the design type was engaged directly to webbing, rope or wire rope: a) On or about 06/05/24, at the site of 38-29 30th Street. Long Island City, NY south side of the property. Employees were installing siding from the fabricated frame scaffold. Employees were using a personal fall arrest system consisting of a full body harness and a 6' shock absorbing synthetic webbing lanyard. The lanyard was connected directly to the frame of the scaffold by wrapping the lanyard around the scaffold frame and connecting the snaphook back to the lanyard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3750
- · Z (S) $4839
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 347531626.
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