OSHA Inspection: CORNERSTONE INCORPORATED

Issued

Jul 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $1,680 Reduced

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:        a) 50 Skyview Terrace, Clifton: Employees without protective helmets were working near the bucket of an excavator, on or about 1/31/2012.

Issued

Jul 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2):     A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:    a) 50 Skyview Terrace, Clifton, NJ: Employees without a ladder or any other means of egress were working inside an excavation that was approximately 8 feet deep, on or about 01/31/2012,

Issued

Jul 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1):     Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems      a) 50 Skyview Terrace, Clifton, NJ: A competent person was not on site to make inspections as needed throughout the shift, on or about 01/31/2012.

Issued

Jul 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1):     Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c). The employer had not complied with the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(ii) in that the excavation was more than 5 feet deep.      (a) 50 Skyview Terrace, Clifton, NJ: Employees were working inside an unprotected excavation that was approximately 8 feet deep, on or about 01/31/2012.

Issued

Jul 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):     Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:      a) 50 Skyview Terrace, Clifton, NJ: Employees were using a step ladder in the closed position, on or about 01/31/2012.