DOL investigators flagged the Michael J. Quill Bus Depot in Midtown Manhattan with 4 worker security violations, together with one for unsanitary and disorderly circumstances on the constructing's roof.
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The roof of the MTA’s largest bus depot is stuffed with “extreme” journey hazards, holes and puddles, the state Division of Labor has charged in official paperwork.
DOL investigators final week flagged the Michael J. Quill Bus Depot in Midtown Manhattan with 4 worker security violations — together with one for unsanitary and disorderly circumstances on the constructing’s roof.
“There are extreme quantities of journeys and falls hazards because of the roofs [sic] flooring having giant quantities of cracks & potholes,” officers wrote in a security violation discover obtained by The Put up.
“Staff are uncovered to severe bodily hurt on account of slip, journey and fall hazards brought on by the ground cracks, holes/potholes and uneven surfaces all through your entire roof.”
Different DOL violations issued final week included ones for the MTA’s failure to publish publicly the city-approved weight masses for the constructing and to implement private protecting gear and helmet guidelines for staff.
State officers referred the structural considerations to town’s Division of Buildings.
“There have been some holes in sure areas of the roof the place the rebar was seen,” inspectors wrote. “The roof was noticed to be uneven with water accumulating in sure areas.”
Renovations on the deteriorating roof are presupposed to occur subsequent yr, The Put up beforehand reported. The constructing stays protected to occupy within the meantime, officers mentioned.
As The Put up earlier reported, the restore work was two years delayed regardless of being flagged by the DOL earlier this yr as doubtlessly compromised.
“The MTA takes security very critically and is absolutely cooperating with the Division of Labor in remediating considerations raised within the filings immediately,” MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan mentioned in a press release Sunday.
“MTA engineers look ahead to additional addressing circumstances famous within the report relative to cracks, potholes and ponding, whereas additionally changing a deck, curbs, and enlargement joints.”
The roof of the depot holds as much as 120 buses at any given time. MTA officers are struggling to seek out house to make up for the misplaced storage capability through the restore work scheduled for 2023.
Officers are contemplating streets and much as far-off as Harlem, The Put up reported in July – together with close by Javits Middle, curbside spots on fortieth and forty first streets, the Sanitation Division’s storage at 57th Avenue and floor tons at thirtieth Avenue and 126th Avenue.
Inside MTA paperwork point out the bus depot closure may final anyplace from three weeks to 4 months.
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