| Inspection Type |
Complaint
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2024-10-18
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| Emphasis |
N: FALL
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Related Activity
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1760821 |
| Safety |
Yes |
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| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
2183640 |
| Safety |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260102 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-12-31 |
| Current Penalty |
2765.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2765.0 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation: a) Worksite, 2 River Chase Drive, Rensselaer, NY, side Roof by building E21 - On or about July 9, 2024, an employee was using a nail gun without eye protection. The employee was exposed to struck by hazards. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260501 B13 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-12-31 |
| Current Penalty |
4839.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4839.0 |
| Nr Instances |
4 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| 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): a) Worksite, 2 River Chase Drive, Rensselaer, NY, backside roof - On or about July 8, 2024, an employee was working on the roof approximately 20 feet above the ground and was not protected by fall protection. The employee was exposed to fall hazards. b) Worksite, 2 River Chase Drive, Rensselaer, NY, 2nd level of roof - On or about July 9, 2024, employees were working on the roof approximately 25-feet above the ground and was not protected by fall protection. The employees were exposed to fall hazards. c) Worksite, 2 River Chase Drive, Rensselaer, NY, corner of front roof - On or about July 9, 2024, employees were working on the roof approximately 10-feet above the ground and was not protected by fall protection. The employees were exposed to fall hazards. d) Worksite, 2 River Chase Drive, Rensselaer, NY, 1st level porch - On or about July 9, 2024, employees were working on the roof approximately 10-feet above the ground and was not protected by fall protection. The employees were exposed to fall hazards. |
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| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260503 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-12-31 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2025-01-07 |
| Current Penalty |
3457.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3457.0 |
| Nr Instances |
4 |
| Nr Exposed |
5 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: a) Worksite, 2 River Chase Drive, Rensselaer, NY, backside roof - On or about July 8, 2024, an employee was working on the roof without fall protection exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet from ground to eave of roof. The employer did not provide the employee training in fall protection. b) Worksite, 2 River Chase Drive, Rensselaer, NY, 2nd level of roof - On or about July 9, 2024, employees were working on the roof approximately 25-feet above the ground and was not protected by fall protection. The employer did not provide the employees training in fall protection. c) Worksite, 2 River Chase Drive, Rensselaer, NY, corner of front roof - On or about July 9, 2024, employees were working on the roof approximately 10-feet above the ground and was not protected by fall protection. The employer did not provide the employees training in fall protection. d) Worksite, 2 River Chase Drive, Rensselaer, NY, 1st level porch - On or about July 9, 2024, employees were working on the roof approximately 10-feet above the ground and was not protected by fall protection. The employer did not provide the employees training in fall protection. |
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| Citation ID |
01004 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261053 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-12-31 |
| Current Penalty |
3457.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3457.0 |
| Nr Instances |
4 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. a) Worksite, 2 River Chase Drive, Rensselaer, NY, 2nd Level of Roof - On or about July 9, 2024, employees were accessing the roof of a residential building from a portable extension ladder approximately 25-feet above the ground. The ladder side rails extended approximately 17-inches above the landing surface. b) Worksite, 2 River Chase Drive, Rensselaer, NY, Front Roof - On or about July 9, 2024, employees were accessing the roof of a residential building from a portable extension ladder approximately 10-feet above the ground. The ladder side rails extended approximately 24-inches above the landing surface. c) Worksite, 2 River Chase Drive, Rensselaer, NY, 1st Level Porch - On or about July 9, 2024, employees were accessing the roof of a residential building from a portable extension ladder approximately 10-feet above the ground. The ladder side rails were approximately 6-inches below the landing surface of the roof, and the employer did not ensure the ladder was secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grab rail, was not provided to assist the employee in mounting and dismounting the ladder. d) Worksite, 2 River Chase Drive, Rensselaer, NY, Side Roof by E21 - On or about July 9, 2024, employees were accessing the roof of a residential building from a portable extension ladder approximately 10-feet above the ground. The ladder side rails were approximately 6-inches below the landing surface of the roof, and the employer did not ensure the ladder was secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grab rail, was not provided to assist the employee in mounting and dismounting the ladder. |
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| Citation ID |
01005 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261053 B06 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-12-31 |
| Current Penalty |
3457.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3457.0 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level: a) Worksite, 2 River Chase Drive, Rensselaer, NY, backside roof - On or about July 8, 2024, an employee was descending from a portable extension ladder when the ladder slid from the roof causing him to fall approximately 10-feet to the ground. The ladder was not secured at the top. |
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| Citation ID |
01006 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261060 A |
| Issuance Date |
2024-12-31 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2025-01-07 |
| Current Penalty |
4839.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4839.0 |
| Nr Instances |
5 |
| Nr Exposed |
6 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways: a) Backside Roof - On or about July 8, 2024, an employee was exposed to fall hazards up to approximately 20 feet when using an extension ladder to access the roof with the ladder deflecting and not secured that caused the ladder to slip off its support. The employer did not have a ladder safety training program for the employee. b) 2nd Level of Roof - On or about July 9, 2024, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 25 feet due to using an extension ladder to access a roof with the extension ladder extended approximately 1.5 feet above the upper landing surface of the roof. The employer did not have a ladder safety training program for the employees. c) Corner of Front Roof - On or about July 9, 2024, an employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 10 feet due to using an extension ladder to access a roof with the extension ladder extended approximately 2 feet above the upper landing surface of the roof. The employer did not have a ladder safety training program for the employee. d) 1st Level Porch - On or about July 9, 2024, an employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 10 feet due to using an extension ladder to access a roof with the extension ladder approximately 6 inches below the upper landing surface of the roof, and the employer did not ensure the ladder was secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grab rail, was not provided to assist the employee in mounting and dismounting the ladder. The employer did not have a ladder safety training program for the employee. e) Side Roof by E21 - On or about July 9, 2024, an employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 10 feet due to using an extension ladder to access a roof with the extension ladder approximately 6 inches below the upper landing surface of the roof, and the employer did not ensure the ladder was secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grab rail, was not provided to assist the employee in mounting and dismounting the ladder. The employer did not have a ladder safety training program for the employee. |
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