OSHA Inspection: HONG KONG CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

2023-12-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-12-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $376.00 · Current $376.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   Location:  765 Boston Post Road, Milford, Connecticut  Abatement certification and verification for Citation 001, Item 1a; Citation 001, Item 01b; Citation 001, Item  02a; Citation 001, Item0 2b; Citation 001, Item 3; Citation 001, Item 04; Citation 001, Item 05a; Citation 001, Item 05b  and Citation 001, Item 06 with a final order date of 10/19/2023 was not received within 10 calendar days (by  9/10/2023) following the abatement due date (8/30/2023).

Issued

2023-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $3349.00

General-duty citation text

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.  Jobsite: On or about July 11, 2023, the employer did not ensure that an employee walking below a scaffolding platform was protected from falling objects by the use of a hard hat when exposed to over head hazards.

Issued

2023-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(h)(2)(i): The area below the scaffold was not barricaded, and employees were not prohibited from entering the hazard area.  Jobsite: On or about July 11, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the area directly under a scaffolding system was barricaded  to protect employees from falling objects.

Issued

2023-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $3349.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation.  Jobsite: On or about July 11, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the scaffolding system in use had base plates attached to the legs to prevent settling or displacement.

Issued

2023-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(i): Footings were not level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement.  Jobsite: On or about July 11, 2023, the employer failed to ensure that the scaffolding system in use was erected on level ground to avoid displacement or collapse hazards.

Issued

2023-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $3349.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(3):Supported scaffold poles, legs, post, frames, and/or uprights were not plumb.  Jobsite: On or about July 11, 2023, the employer failed to ensure that the scaffold post legs and frames were plumb to prevent swaying or displacement.

Issued

2023-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $4688.00

General-duty citation text

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.  Jobsite: On or about July 11, 2023, the employer did not ensure that a scaffolding system used by employees was erected by a competent person so employees were not subject to the hazards of displacement or collapse.

Issued

2023-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $4688.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level.   Jobsite: On or about July 11, 2023, the employer failed to ensure that an employee applying stucco to the face of the building from a scaffolding system approximately 11 feet, 2 inches from ground level was protected from fall hazards with either personal fall arrest equipment or a guardrail system.

Issued

2023-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

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.  Jobsite: On or about July 11, 2023, the employer did not ensure that an employee applying stucco from a scaffolding system approximately 11 feet, 2 inches from ground level was properly trained to recognize the hazards from falls while working from a scaffold.

Issued

2023-08-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $3349.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii): A toe-board was not erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below:   Jobsite: On or about July 11, 2023, the employer did not ensure that toe-boards were installed on the scaffolding system to protect employees from the hazard of falling materials when working approximately 11 feet, 2 inches underneath the scaffold.