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343369468
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0215800
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2018-08-08
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345 SOUTH WARREN STREET, SYRACUSE, NY, 13202
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| Inspection Type |
Complaint
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| Scope |
Complete
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| Safety/Health |
Health
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| Close Conference |
2018-09-18
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Related Activity
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1336936 |
| Safety |
Yes |
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| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
1368670 |
| Safety |
Yes |
| Health |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260052 B |
| Issuance Date |
2018-09-20 |
| Current Penalty |
2887.42 |
| Initial Penalty |
3880.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-10-11 |
| Final Order |
2019-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.52(b): Employees subjected to sound levels exceeding those listed in Table D-2 and feasible administrative or engineering controls failed to reduce sound levels within the levels on the table and personal protective equipment as required by 1926 subpart E were not provided and/or used to reduce sound levels within the levels of the table: a) At the Warren Parking Garage, on or about 8/7/2018: Hearing protection was not available and worn by employees who were using a demolition hammer to remove concrete. Employees were exposed to sound at levels exceeding the permissible noise exposure limit. Noise monitoring conducted by OSHA showed employees were exposed to 93.76 decibels and 97.5 decibels as an 8 hour time weighed average. |
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| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260101 A |
| Issuance Date |
2018-09-20 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-10-11 |
| Final Order |
2019-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.101(a): Ear protective devices were not provided and/or were not used when it was not feasible to reduce noise levels or duration of exposures to those specified in Table D-2, Permissible Noise Exposure, in 29 CFR 1926.52: a) At the Warren Parking Garage, on or about 8/7/2018: Hearing protection was not available and worn by employees who were using a demolition hammer to remove concrete. Employees were exposed to sound at levels exceeding the permissible noise exposure limit. Noise monitoring conducted by OSHA showed employees were exposed to 93.76 decibels and 97.5 decibels as an 8 hour time weighed average. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260052 D01 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-09-20 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-10-25 |
| Current Penalty |
2887.42 |
| Initial Penalty |
3880.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-10-11 |
| Final Order |
2019-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.52(d)(1): In all cases where the sound levels exceeded the values shown in Table D-2 of 29 CFR 1926.52, a continuing, effective hearing conservation program was not administered: a) At the Warren Street Garage, on or about 8/7/2018: The employer did not administer a hearing conservation program for employees who were using a demolition hammer to remove concrete. Monitoring performed by OSHA showed two employees exposed to noise at levels exceeding the permissible noise exposure. Employees were exposed to noise at levels of 93.76 decibels and 97.5 decibels as an 8 hour time weighted average. Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19101200 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-09-20 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-10-25 |
| Current Penalty |
2887.42 |
| Initial Penalty |
3880.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-10-11 |
| Final Order |
2019-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59) a) At the Warren Street Garage, on or about 8/8/2018: The employer did not develop a written hazard communication plan for employees who were exposed to hazardous substances including silica. Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261153 F01 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-09-20 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-10-25 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-10-11 |
| Final Order |
2019-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1153(f)(1): The employer allowed dry sweeping or dry brushing where such activity could contribute to employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica and wet sweeping, HEPA-filtered vacuuming or other methods were feasible: a) At the Warren Street Garage, on or about 8/8/2018: The employer allowed employees to remove concrete debris by means of dry shoveling. Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01003C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261153 G01 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-09-20 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-10-25 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-10-11 |
| Final Order |
2019-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1): The employer did not establish and implement a written exposure control plan: a) At the Warren Street Garage, on or about 8/8/2018: The employer did not establish a written exposure control plan for silica where employees were chipping and breaking up concrete using a demolition hammer. Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01004A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100134 C |
| Issuance Date |
2018-09-20 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-10-25 |
| Current Penalty |
2887.43 |
| Initial Penalty |
3880.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-10-11 |
| Final Order |
2019-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use: (Construction Reference 1926.103) a) At the Warren Street Garage, on or about 8/8/2018: The employer did not develop a written respiratory protection program for employees who were required to wear respirators when chipping concrete with a demolition hammer. Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01004B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261153 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-09-20 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-10-25 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-10-11 |
| Final Order |
2019-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1153(e)(1): Where respiratory protection was required by this section, the employer did not provide each employee an appropriate respirator that complied with the requirements of this paragraph and 29 CFR 1910.134: a) At the Warren Street Garage, on or about 8/8/2018: Employees who were exposed to respirable crystalline silica above the Permissible Exposure Limit when chipping out concrete using a demolition hammer were not provided with and required to use respiratory protection. Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01005A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261153 C01 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-09-20 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-10-25 |
| Current Penalty |
2887.43 |
| Initial Penalty |
3880.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-10-11 |
| Final Order |
2019-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1): For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer did not fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section. a) At the Warren Street Garage, on or about 8/7/2018: Engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified in Table 1 were not implemented for employees who were using a demolition hammer to chip out concrete from a floor in the garage. Employees did not use tools equipped with a water delivery system which supplies a continuous stream or spray of water at the point of impact and did not use tools equipped with a commercially available shroud and dust collection system. Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01005B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261153 D01 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-09-20 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-10-25 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-10-11 |
| Final Order |
2019-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees were not exposed to an airborne concentration of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 mcg/m3, calculated as an 8-hour TWA: a) At the Warren Street Garage, on or about 8/8/2018: The employer did not ensure that employees who were removing areas of damaged concrete were not exposed to airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica in excess of 50 mcg/m3 as an 8 hour time weighted average. Air sampling conducted by OSHA showed that three employees were exposed to 168.37 mcg/m3, 133 mcg/m3, and 87.88 mcg/m3 of silica as an 8 hour time weighted average. Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item. |
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| Citation ID |
01006 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261153 H01 I |
| Issuance Date |
2018-09-20 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-10-25 |
| Current Penalty |
2887.43 |
| Initial Penalty |
3880.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-10-11 |
| Final Order |
2019-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1153(h)(1)(i): The employer did not make medical surveillance available at no cost to the employee, and at a reasonable time and place, for each employee who was required under this section to use a respirator for 30 or more days per year: a) At the Warren Street Garage, on or about 8//2018: The employer did not make medical surveillance available to employees who were exposed to respirable crystalline silica at levels exceeding the permissible exposure limit when using a demolition hammer to chip and break up concrete. Abatement documentation must be submitted for this item. |
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343369369
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0215800
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2018-08-07
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345 SOUTH WARREN STREET, SYRACUSE, NY, 13202
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| Inspection Type |
Complaint
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| Scope |
Complete
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2018-08-07
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| Emphasis |
L: FALL, P: FALL
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| Case Closed |
2024-02-27
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Related Activity
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
1368670 |
| Safety |
Yes |
| Health |
Yes |
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| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1336946 |
| Health |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260102 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-09-20 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-09-26 |
| Current Penalty |
2475.15 |
| Initial Penalty |
3326.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-10-11 |
| Final Order |
2019-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents: a) At the jobsite, on the 4th floor, on or about 8/7/18: Workers were using a Bosch Demolition Hammer to chip away concrete where the workers were not wearing eye protection. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260303 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-09-20 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-09-26 |
| Current Penalty |
2475.14 |
| Initial Penalty |
3326.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-10-11 |
| Final Order |
2019-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.303(b)(1): Grinding machines were not equipped with safety guards in conformance with the requirements of ANSI B7.1-1970, Safety Code for the Use, Care, and Protection of abrasive wheels, and paragraph (d) of this section. a) At the jobsite, on the 4th floor, on or about 8/7/18: Workers were using a Makita Hand Grinder with an oversized masonry blade where that blade was not guarded. |
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| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260403 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-09-20 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-09-26 |
| Current Penalty |
2887.43 |
| Initial Penalty |
3880.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-10-11 |
| Final Order |
2019-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.403(b)(1): Employer did not ensure that electrical equipment is free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees: a) At the jobsite, on the 4th floor, on or about 8/7/18: Workers were using a Bosch Demolition Hammer to chip away concrete where that tool was plugged into a power source by extension cord where that outlet had no cover, and exposed the user to live electrical circuits. b) At the jobsite, on the 4th floor, on or about 8/7/18: Workers were using a Bosch Demolition Hammer to chip away concrete where that tool was not provided strain relief. |
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| Citation ID |
01004 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260404 B01 II |
| Issuance Date |
2018-09-20 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-09-26 |
| Current Penalty |
2887.43 |
| Initial Penalty |
3880.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-10-11 |
| Final Order |
2019-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii): On a construction site, where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, all 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets which were not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees did not have approved ground fault circuit interrupters for personal protection: a) At the jobsite, on the 4th floor, on or about 8/7/18: Workers were using a Bosch Demolition Hammer to chip away concrete and a commercial Ridgid Shop-Vac for clean up, where those tools were not GFCI protected. |
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| Citation ID |
01005 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260501 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-09-20 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-09-26 |
| Current Penalty |
2887.43 |
| Initial Penalty |
3880.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-10-11 |
| Final Order |
2019-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
3 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. a) At the jobsite, on the 4th floor, on or about 8/7/18: Workers were chipping away concrete where the employees were working in close proximity to an unprotected gap between the walking-working surface and the pre-existing concrete floor, exposing them to falls of 10 feet. b) At the jobsite, on the ramp between the 2nd and 3rd floors, cable guard-rails were missing from a wall opening where the knee-wall was 2 feet high, exposing workers to falls of 12 feet. c) At the jobsite, on the 3rd floor, cable guard-rails were dropped and laying on the floor where the knee-wall was 2 feet high, exposing workers to falls of 30 feet. |
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| Citation ID |
01006 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260850 A |
| Issuance Date |
2018-09-20 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-09-26 |
| Current Penalty |
2062.87 |
| Initial Penalty |
2772.0 |
| Contest Date |
2018-10-11 |
| Final Order |
2019-09-23 |
| Nr Instances |
3 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.850(a): Evidence in writing was not available that an engineering survey performed by a competent person had been performed prior to permitting employee(s) to start demolition operations: a) At the jobsite, on the 4th floor, on or about 8/7/18: Workers were chipping away concrete from a section of floor 12 feet by 24 feet, where the employer did not provide an engineering survey by a competent person that would ensure prevention of unintended collapse. |
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