| Inspection Type |
Prog Related
|
| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2022-03-04
|
| Emphasis |
L: FALL, P: FALL
|
Related Activity
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1581648 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260020 B02 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-08-29 |
| Current Penalty |
3000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4351.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-09-26 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s). Location: a) Fourth Floor, by stairway a) On or about 03/04/2022, an employee was exposed to fall, burn, and electrical shock hazards in his work area. A competent person did not conduct frequent or regular inspections of the job site and equipment that was used. |
|
| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260351 D01 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-08-29 |
| Current Penalty |
3000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4351.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-09-26 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
8 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.351(d)(1): Electrode holders were not placed or protected so that they could not make electrical contact with employees or conducting objects. Location: a) Fourth Floor, by stairway a) On or about 03/04/2022, an employee left the electrode holder and welding equipment in the work area without placing or protecting it from making contact with the metal frame material or employees. |
|
| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260351 D03 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-08-29 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-09-26 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
8 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.351(d)(3): Arc welders or cutters that left their work or stopped work for any appreciable length of time did not turn the equipment off. Location: a) Fourth Floor, by stairway a) On or about 03/04/2022, an employee left his work area to take a lunch break and did not turn off the equipment. The arc welders were not turned off at the source. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260351 E |
| Issuance Date |
2022-08-29 |
| Current Penalty |
1700.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3729.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-09-26 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
8 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.351(e): Arc welding or cutting operation(s) were not shielded by noncombustible or flame proof screens to protect employees and other persons working in the vicinity from the direct rays of the arc. Location: a) Fourth Floor, by stairway a) On or about 03/04/2022, an employee was arc welding a metal frame together without the use of screens and produced large amounts of sparks, which other employees working in the vicinity were exposed to. |
|
| Citation ID |
01004 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260405 G02 III |
| Issuance Date |
2022-08-29 |
| Current Penalty |
1300.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3108.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-09-26 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap. Location: a) Fourth Floor, by stairway a) On or about 03/04/2022, an employee used multiple cords connected together, which were spliced and frayed, to energize his welding equipment. |
|
| Citation ID |
01005 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260501 B13 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-08-29 |
| Current Penalty |
3000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4351.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-09-26 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b). Location: a) Fourth Floor, by stairway a) On or about 03/04/2022, an employee was welding a steel frame next to the exposed edge of the fourth floor, by the stairway, without the use of fall protection and was exposed to falling 8 feet to the stairway landing below. |
|
|
| Inspection Type |
Prog Related
|
| Scope |
Complete
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2016-01-28
|
| Emphasis |
L: FALL, L: GUTREH, L: LOCALTARG, P: LOCALTARG
|
| Case Closed |
2017-10-18
|
Related Activity
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1122495 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260405 G02 III |
| Issuance Date |
2016-03-31 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-04-07 |
| Current Penalty |
1500.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-08-26 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap. a) 78 Bowery St, Manhattan, NY, Miller Arc welder, On or about 1/28/16: A Miller Arc welder was being operated that had a splice which also contained exposed live electrical conductors on its power supply cord. |
|
| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260405 G02 IV |
| Issuance Date |
2016-03-31 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2016-04-06 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2016-08-26 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws. a) 78 Bowery St, Manhattan NY, On or about 1/28/16: A extension power cord being used to supply power to a Miller Arc welder had damaged strain relief exposing operators to shock hazards. |
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