| Inspection Type |
Referral
|
| Scope |
Complete
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2013-07-16
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| Emphasis |
L: FALL
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| Case Closed |
2014-12-16
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Related Activity
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
832320 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-07-19 |
| Current Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-09-24 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports. Location: 517 7TH Avenue Brooklyn, NY/ 7th avenue side and 17th Street side On or about 07/17/13 a) Two employees were removing siding from a tubular welded frame scaffold that was not fully planked. The employees were exposed to a potential fall hazard of up to 18 feet to the ground below. |
|
| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-07-19 |
| Current Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-09-24 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access. Location: 517 7TH Avenue Brooklyn, NY / 7th avenue side and 17th Street side On or about 07/17/13 a) Two employees were working from a tubular welded frame scaffold that did not have means of access. Employees climbed frames and crossbraces to get to work platform. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 G01 VII |
| Issuance Date |
2013-07-19 |
| Current Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2800.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-09-24 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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. Location: 517 7TH Avenue Brooklyn, NY/ 7th avenue side and 17th Street side On or about 07/17/13 a) Two employees were removing siding from a tubular welded frame scaffold that was not provided with any fall protection system. The employees were exposed to a potential fall hazard of up to 18 feet to the ground below. |
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