| Inspection Type |
Prog Related
|
| Scope |
Complete
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2022-02-08
|
| Emphasis |
L: FALL, P: FALL
|
Related Activity
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1578849 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1577114 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1576989 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
| Type |
Accident |
| Activity Nr |
1864346 |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260501 B13 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-08-03 |
| Current Penalty |
4000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4786.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-08-30 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| 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): On or about: February 8, 2022 Location: 20 Wilson Ave. Spring Valley, NY 10956 a- (West Side) Employees engaged in roofing activities on a 6 on 12 pitched roof, three story 9-unit building were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 30ft to the ground below as personal fall arrest harnesses were donned but not secured via fall protection anchorage. b- (West Side) An employee engaged in roofing activities on a 6 on 12 pitched roof, three story 9-unit building fell approximately 30ft suffering fatal injuries as a personal fall arrest harness was donned but not secured to the roof via fall protection anchorage. |
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| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261053 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-08-03 |
| Current Penalty |
4000.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4786.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-08-30 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
10 |
| 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 ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: On or about: February 8, 2022 Location: 20 Wilson Ave. Spring Valley, NY 10956 a)West Side (Building Exterior) Employees accessed a roof approximately 30 foot from the ground below from a fully extended portable ladder whose side rails extended only about 6 inches above the roof, an upper landing surface. The subject ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support surface that will not deflect. |
|
| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261053 B06 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-08-03 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4786.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-08-30 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Ladders were used on surfaces which were not stable and level: On or about: February 8, 2022 Location: 20 Wilson Ave. Spring Valley, NY 10956 a) West Side (Building Exterior) Employees were utilizing a 32-foot portable aluminum extension ladder that was placed on unstable ground due to rocks and trash. Extension ladders used on surfaces that were not stable and level were not secured to prevent accidental displacement. |
|
| Citation ID |
01002C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19261053 B16 |
| Issuance Date |
2022-08-03 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4786.0 |
| Final Order |
2022-08-30 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with: On or about: February 8, 2022 Location: 20 Wilson Ave. Spring Valley, NY 10956 a-West Side (Building Exterior) Employees were engaged in roofing activities on a three story 9-unit building and were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 30ft to the ground below while accessing a 32 foot portable aluminum extension ladder that was visibly bent and deformed, and had a broken rung. |
|
|
| Inspection Type |
Prog Related
|
| Scope |
Partial
|
| Safety/Health |
Safety
|
| Close Conference |
2021-08-25
|
| Emphasis |
L: FALL
|
| Case Closed |
2022-03-22
|
Related Activity
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1549898 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
1801774 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1549740 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
| Type |
Inspection |
| Activity Nr |
1549193 |
| Safety |
Yes |
|
Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 F03 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-09-22 |
| Current Penalty |
2045.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2926.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-10-22 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3):Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity: Location: NY Rt. 306 & Kearsing Parkway Monsey, NY 10952 a) On or about August 25th, 2021, at the front of the building - employees were exposed to fall from height hazards due to the scaffolds not being erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. b) On or about August 25th, 2021, at the back of the building - employees were exposed to fall from height hazards due to the scaffolds not being erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. |
|
| Citation ID |
01002A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 F07 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-09-22 |
| Current Penalty |
2045.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2926.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-10-22 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration: Location: NY Rt. 306 & Kearsing Parkway Monsey, NY 10952 a) On or about August 25th, 2021, at the front of the building - employees were exposed to fall from height hazards due to the scaffolds not being erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. b) On or about August 25th, 2021, at the back of the building - employees were exposed to fall from height hazards due to the scaffolds not being erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. |
|
| Citation ID |
01002B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260454 B |
| Issuance Date |
2021-09-22 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-10-22 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in: Location: NY Rt. 306 & Kearsing Parkway Monsey, NY 10952 a) On or about August 25th, 2021, at the front of the building - employees were exposed to fall from height hazards due to the scaffolds not being erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. b) On or about August 25th, 2021, at the back of the building - employees were exposed to fall from height hazards due to the scaffolds not being erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260451 E01 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-09-22 |
| Current Penalty |
2045.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2926.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-10-22 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were 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 other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used: Location: NY Rt. 306 & Kearsing Parkway Monsey, NY 10952 a) On or about August 25th, 2021, at the back of the building - employees were exposed to fall from height hazards due to safe means of access to the pump jack scaffold. The employees used a window from the 3rd floor as access to the scaffold. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260454 A |
| Issuance Date |
2021-09-22 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-10-22 |
| Nr Instances |
2 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards: Location: NY Rt. 306 & Kearsing Parkway Monsey, NY 10952 a) On or about August 25th, 2021, at the front of the building - employees were exposed to fall from height hazards due to the scaffolds not being erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. b) On or about August 25th, 2021, at the back of the building - employees were exposed to fall from height hazards due to the scaffolds not being erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. |
|
| Citation ID |
01004 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260501 B01 |
| Issuance Date |
2021-09-22 |
| Current Penalty |
2865.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4096.0 |
| Final Order |
2021-10-22 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| 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: Location: NY Rt. 306 & Kearsing Parkway Monsey, NY 10952 a) On or about August 25th, 2021, an employee was exposed to fall from height hazards while conducting siding work - employees were conducting work while standing on a window ledge approximately 4 stories high (approximately 35ft high) without fall protection. b) On or about August 25th, 2021, an employee was exposed to fall from height hazards while conducting work on the roof of an approximately 4 stories high (approximately 40ft high) without fall protection. |
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