OSHA Inspection: PREMIER TILE & MARBLE, INC

Issued

Apr 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): Employer did not ensure power operated tools designed to accommodate guards, were equipped with such guards when in use.  a). 6 Platt Street, New York, NY 10003, 21st Floor South Side.  Employees were installing new tiles in the Bathrooms on the 21st floor. Employee was using a Makita Brand 4" electric Grinder with an exposed tile cutting wheel to trim tiles to size for placement.     NOTE:  BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE CASE FILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Apr 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): Grounding path. Employer did not ensure the path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures were permanent and continuous.  A).  6 Platt Street, New York, NY 10003, 21st floor south side.  Employee was utilizing a Makita Brand 4" grinder energized by a flexible extension chord plugged into temporary building electric. The extension chord utilized by the employee was not protetced from ground faults because the grounding pin had been broken off/removed.   NOTE:  BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE CASE FILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Apr 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(E): Employer did not ensure lamps for general illumination were protected from accidental contact or breakage.    a). 6 Platt Street, New York, NY 21st Floor bathrooms.   Employees were installing tile in the bathrooms on the south side of the 21st floor of the above project. Employees were not protected from electric shock by accidental contact with temporary lighting due to exposed unprotected bulbs.  NOTE:  BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE CASE FILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Apr 11, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(j)(1)(i): Live parts. Employer did not ensure Fixtures, lampholders, lamps, rosettes, and receptacles had no live parts normally exposed to employee contact.   a). 6 Platt Street, Ne York, NY 21st Floor bathrooms.  Employees were expposed to electric shock hazards while installing tiles in the bathrooms of the project by exposed energized electric wires.    NOTE:  BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE CASE FILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY 29 CFR 1903.19.