OSHA Inspection: ALPINE ELECTRIC INC.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures, nor by any of the means listed in subparagraphs.     Location: 151 89th Street Brooklyn, NY     On or About: 03/14/14      a) An energized circuit breaker panel was not guarded.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1): The employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites. These requirements are in addition to any other requirements for equipment grounding conductors.    Location: 151 89th Street Brooklyn, NY    On or About: 03/14/14    a) The power tools being used by the employees was not provided with a GFCI protection or an assured equipment grounding program.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous.   Location: 151 89th Street Brooklyn, NY  On or About: 03/14/14  a) The orange 25 feet extension cord use to energize the Patron space heater was missing the ground pin.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  Location: 151 89th Street Brooklyn, NY  On or About: 03/14/14  a) The employer did not implement and develop a written Hazard Communication Program for each employee exposed/using chemicals such as; Masonry cement, joint compound and basecoat.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers shall have a material safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.   Location: 151 89th Street Brooklyn, NY  On or About: 03/14/14  a) Employer did not maintain the required MSD's information sheets to his employees for on site reference of the chemicals on site, including; masonry cement, joint compound and plaster, and basecoat.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.     Location: 151 89th Street Brooklyn, NY  On or About: 03/14/14  a)The employer did not instruct and inform employees of the hazards for each employee exposed/using chemicals.