| Inspection Type |
Planned
|
| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2013-07-03
|
| Emphasis |
L: FALL, L: LOCALTARG, P: LOCALTARG
|
| Case Closed |
2015-09-12
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260021 B02 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-08-07 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-08-15 |
| Current Penalty |
1760.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1760.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-09-03 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: a) 1941 Central Ave. Colonie, NY: On or about 7/3/2013, Employees were not trained in the recognition and avoidance of hazards while conducting roofing work on the 2 on 12 pitch roof. |
|
| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Repeat |
| Standard Cited |
19260102 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-08-07 |
| Current Penalty |
3200.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3200.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-09-03 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents. a) 1941 Central Ave. Colonie, NY: on or about 7/3/2013, Employees were exposed to eye injuries while attaching drip edge and roofing material to the multi-family residence using a pneumatic nail gun without eye protection. The employer, Capitol Exteriors, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 740421, citation number 1, item number 1-b, and was affirmed as a final order on 3/04/2013, with respect to a workplace located at 3 Wortman Sq. Greenport, NY 11944. |
|
| Citation ID |
02002 |
| Citaton Type |
Repeat |
| Standard Cited |
19260501 B10 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-08-07 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-08-14 |
| Current Penalty |
4000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4000.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-09-03 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system. a) 1941 Central Ave. Colonie, NY: on or about 7/3/2013, Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 22 feet on the 2 on 12 pitch roof without fall protection, warning line system or a safety monitoring system. The employer, Capitol Exteriors, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 740421, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 3/04/2013, with respect to a workplace located at 3 Wortman Sq. Greenport, NY 11944. |
|
|
| Inspection Type |
Planned
|
| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2012-11-16
|
| Emphasis |
L: LOCALTARG
|
| Case Closed |
2015-09-12
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260100 A |
| Issuance Date |
2013-01-28 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-02-01 |
| Current Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1200.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-03-04 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: a) Jobsite: on or about 11/16/2012, laborer was working on the lower level of the residents below to other employees using hammers, a pneumatic nail gun, bundles of shingles and roles of roof membrane on the upper level and exposed to potential head injuries from those items falling approximately 7 feet. |
|
| Citation ID |
01001B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260102 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-01-28 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-02-01 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-03-04 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents. a) Jobsite: on or about 11/16/2012, Employees were attaching ice and water shield to the single family residence using a pneumatic nail gun without eye protection. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260501 B13 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-01-28 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-02-01 |
| Current Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2000.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-03-04 |
| Nr Instances |
4 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| 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): a) Jobsite: on or about 11/16/2012, four employees, including the owner, were applying ice and water shield to the roof of a single family residence without conventional fall protection. This exposed 3 employees to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet and one employee to a 10 foot fall hazard. |
|
| Citation ID |
01004A |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19261053 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-01-28 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-02-01 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2400.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-03-04 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladders length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: a) Front of residence: on or about 11/16/2012, a Werner aluminum extension ladder was disassembled, both sections were used to gain access to the roof, neither section extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing. |
|
| Citation ID |
01004B |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19261053 B04 |
| Issuance Date |
2013-01-28 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2013-02-01 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2013-03-04 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed: a) Front of residence: on or about 11/16/2012, a Werner aluminum extension ladder was disassembled, both sections were used to gain access to the roof, neither section extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing. b) Front of residence: on or about 11/16/2012, a Werner aluminum extension ladder was disassembled, the upper portion of the ladder did not have cleats and was on a bundle of asphalt shingles as the base. |
|
|
