OSHA Inspection: A.G. MAZZOCCHI, INC.

Issued

Jul 15, 1998

Abate by

Jul 20, 1998

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to the hazard of falling and/or being caught between and/or
struck by falling
equipment and building debris. Steel beams near the west wall which
initially connected the State
Theaters' western most roof truss to the theaters' west load bearing brick
wall, had been cut
before all of the remaining concrete at the roof level was removed,
causing the western most
roof truss and the west load bearing wall to collapse prematurely.
One feasible and acceptable method of abatement would include the removal
of the entire
concrete roof slab, before cutting the support beams spanning between the
western most roof
truss and the west load bearing wall.
and/or in the alternative:
29 CFR 1926.858(d): Structural member(s) being dismembered were
overstressed;
a) Demolition site - State Theater, 2844 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, N.J.;
Employee(s) working on a tubular welded frame scaffold next to the
theaters' West load bearing
wall, were exposed to the hazard(s) of falling and/or being caught between
and/or struck by
falling equipment and building debris. Steel beams near the west wall
which initially connected
the State Theaters' western most roof truss to the theaters' west load
bearing brick wall, had
been cut before all of the remaining concrete at the roof level was
removed, causing the western
most roof truss and the West load bearing wall to collapse prematurely.
Violation occurred on or about 1/19/98.