OSHA Inspection: LACONTI CONCRETE & MASONRY, INC.

Issued

Aug 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $2,965 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.153(o): When damage to LP-Gas systems from vehicular traffic was a possibility, precautions against such damage were not taken:    290 Secaucus Road, Secaucus, NJ  east side of construction site near main entrance    Portable Liquid Propane tanks stored in the material staging area, where powered industrial vehicles constantly load material in and out of, were not protected from damage by vehicular traffic.     Violation observed on or about 03/02/2012

Issued

Aug 17, 2012

Abate by

Aug 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $2,965 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:     290 Secaucus Road, Secaucus, NJ  east side of construction site near main entrance    Competent person did not conduct an inspection of a tubular welded frame scaffold before each work shift and prior to allowing employees to work from it.    Violation observed on or about 03/02/2012

Issued

Aug 17, 2012

Abate by

Aug 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $2,118 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph 29 CFR 1910.178(l):    290 Secaucus Road, Secaucus, NJ  throughout work site    Employees operating powered industrial trucks to move material throughout the work site were not evaluated to ensure the safe operation of that equipment.     Violation observed on or about 03/02/2012

Issued

Aug 17, 2012

Abate by

Aug 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $26,950 · Current $14,823 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral pre-fabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personal hoist, or similar surface were not used when scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6m) above or below the point of access:    290 Secaucus Road, Secaucus, NJ  scaffold located on the eastside of commercial building    Employees assigned to conduct work on multiple working levels of a tubular welded framed scaffold were not provided with portable ladders or any other safe means of access and were therefore exposed to fall hazards.    Violation observed on or about 03/02/2012    LACONTI CONCRETE & MASONRY, INC., WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD CFR 1926.451(E)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 314675042, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 3, ISSUED ON 05/11/2011 AND BECAME FINAL ORDER ON 08/02/2011, WITH RESPECT TO A WORK PLACE LOCATED AT 755 ROUTE 17 SOUTH, PARAMUS, NJ 07652.    LACONTI CONCRETE & MASONRY, INC., WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD CFR 1926.451(E)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 311159149, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2, ISSUED ON 10/02/2007 AND BECAME FINAL ORDER ON 11/05/2007, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 505 LINCOLN AVE, AVON BY THE SEA, NJ 07717.

Issued

Aug 17, 2012

Abate by

Aug 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $26,950 · Current $14,823 Reduced

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:     290 Secaucus Road, Secaucus, NJ  scaffold located on the eastside of commercial building     Instance 1: Employee assigned to conduct tending work on the 4th level of a tubular welded framed scaffold, approximately 28ft above ground level, was not protected from falling by either a guard rail or any other means.     Instance 2:  Employees assigned to conduct cleaning work on multiple working levels of a tubular welded framed scaffold, ranging from approximately 21ft to 35ft, were not protected from falling and were thereby exposed to fall hazards.      Violation observed on or about 03/02/2012     LACONTI CONCRETE & MASONRY, INC., WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD CFR 1926.451(G)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 311159149, CITATION NUMBER 2, ITEM NUMBER 1, ISSUED ON 10/02/2007 AND BECAME FINAL ORDER ON 11/05/2007, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 505 LINCOLN AVE, AVON BY THE SEA, NJ 07717.    LACONTI CONCRETE & MASONRY, INC., WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD CFR 1926.451(G)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 308620038, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2, ISSUED ON 06/15/2006 AND BECAME FINAL ORDER ON 06/19/2006, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 186 LANZA AVE, GARFIELD, NJ 07026.