Inspection 346540891 OPENED MAR 1, 2023Closed
391 Hooper Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 · New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Vrex Construction Inc. has 4 OSHA inspections on record in New York, the first in 2018.
OSHA's last visit started on Mar 1, 2023 to follow up on an earlier case, in Brooklyn.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 12 citation items: 11 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $48,973 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $45,857, down 6%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1926.451, scaffolds, general requirements (2 items).
For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Vrex Construction Inc. averages $15,286 over 3 cited inspections in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
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Inspection 345996995 OPENED JUN 3, 2022Open
391 Hooper Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 · New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment on job sites |
Serious | $6,381 | $4,100 | Nov 17, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2) · Job-site wiring |
Serious | $2,735 | $1,900 | Nov 17, 2022 | Final |
Inspection 345462931 OPENED AUG 6, 2021Closed
46-11 Queens Blvd., Sunnyside, NY 11104 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4) · Ladders in construction |
Serious | $4,681 | $4,681 | Nov 5, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13) · Ladders in construction |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 5, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1926.1060(a) · Ladder and stairway training |
Other-than-serious | $438 | $438 | Nov 5, 2021 | Final |
Inspection 342986148 OPENED MAR 1, 2018Closed
391 Hooper Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 · New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 1, 2018 (fatal): An employee is struck and killed by falling joists
At 10:45 am on March 1, 2018, an employee was receiving delivery of galvanized C-joists in bundles. The bundles of C-joists were stacked on an elevated platform. The strap of the top bundle broke off causing a portion of the bundle to slide down and strike the employee in the abdominal area. The C-joists crushed the employee and caused him to go into cardiac arrest. He later died in the hospital.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training |
Serious | $4,434 | $4,434 | Aug 23, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.303(b)(1) · Abrasive wheels and tools |
Serious | $5,174 | $5,174 | Aug 23, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6) · Ground-fault protection on job sites |
Serious | $4,434 | $4,434 | Aug 23, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements |
Serious | $5,174 | $5,174 | Aug 23, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements |
Serious | $5,174 | $5,174 | Aug 23, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction |
Serious | $5,174 | $5,174 | Aug 23, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1926.1428(a) · Signal person qualifications |
Serious | $5,174 | $5,174 | Aug 23, 2018 | Final |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13)
(13) The top or top step of a stepladder shall not be used as a step.
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4)
(4) Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.
29 CFR 1926.1060 · Ladder and stairway training
29 CFR 1926.1060(a)
(a) The employer shall provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.
29 CFR 1926.1428 · Signal person qualifications
29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training
29 CFR 1926.303 · Abrasive wheels and tools
29 CFR 1926.403 · Electrical equipment on job sites
29 CFR 1926.404 · Ground-fault protection on job sites
29 CFR 1926.405 · Job-site wiring
29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements
29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction
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- Empire Builders of CNY, Inc. Syracuse · 6 citations · $13,641
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