OSHA Inspection: CODE GREEN SOLAR LLC

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Oct 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a) Construction site, 246-252  S. White Horse Pike, Berlin NJ - Employees working under and adjacent to the parking lot cover without head protection were exposed to head injury while installing roof decking and metal trim, on or about 04/05/2012.      NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.    a) Parking lot cover, 246-252 South White Horse Pike, Berlin NJ - Employees standing in the JLG scissor lifts, 10-11 feet above ground level without proper fall protection (midrail chain not secured) were working on the approximate 50 foot by 100 foot parking lot cover, on or about 04/05/2012;    b) Parking lot cover, 246-252 South White Horse Pike, Berlin NJ -  Employees climbed the rail of the JLG scissor lifts, 10-11 feet above ground level without proper fall protection when accessing the top of the approximate 50 foot by 100 foot parking lot cover, on or about 04/05/2012.    NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Oct 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    a) Parking lot cover, 246-252 South White Horse Pike, Berlin NJ - Employees standing in the JLG scissor lifts, 10-11 feet above ground level without proper fall protection (midrail chain not secured) were working on the approximate 50 foot by 100 foot parking lot cover, on or about 04/05/2012;    b) Parking lot cover, 246-252 South White Horse Pike, Berlin NJ - Employees climbed the rail of the JLG scissor lifts, 10-11 feet above ground level without proper fall protection when accessing the top of the approximate 50 foot by 100 foot parking lot cover, on or about 04/05/2012.    NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Oct 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(iv): Each employee on a self-contained adjustable scaffold was not protected by a guardrail system.    a) Parking lot cover, 246-252 South White Horse Pike, Berlin NJ - Employees standing in the JLG scissor lifts, 10-11 feet above ground level without proper fall protection (midrail chain not secured) were working on the approximate 50 foot by 100 foot parking lot cover, on or about 04/05/2012;    b) Parking lot cover, 246-252 South White Horse Pike, Berlin NJ - Employees climbed the rails of the JLG scissor lifts, 10-11 feet above ground level without proper fall protection when accessing the top of the approximate 50 foot by 100 foot parking lot cover, on or about 04/05/2012.    NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS  REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    a) Parking lot cover, 246-252 S White Horse Pike, Berlin NJ - Employees approximately 9-10 feet above ground level without proper fall protection were working on top of and at the edge of the approximate 50 foot by 100 foot parking lot cover, on or about 04/05/2012;    b) Parking lot cover, 246-252 S White Horse Pike, Berlin NJ - Employees approximately 9-10 feet above ground level without proper fall protection were working on top of and at the edge of the approximate 50 foot by 100 foot parking lot cover, on or about 04/11/2012.  	  NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS  REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.    a) Parking lot cover, 246-252 South White Horse Pike, Berlin NJ - Employees climbed the rail of the JLG scissor lifts, 10-11 feet above ground level without proper fall protection when accessing the top of the approximate 50 foot by 100 foot parking lot cover, on or about 04/05/2012; 29 CFR 1926.1051(a)  requires a proper means of accessing changes in elevation of 19 inches or more and 29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1) requires a proper means of accessing changes in elevation of more than 2 feet.    NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Oct 1, 2012

Abate by

Oct 4, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $2,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1):     Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    a) Parking lot cover - Several employees without any means of fall protection were working at the edge of the cover approximately 10-12' above the pavement below, on or about 04/05/12.    NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.    CODE GREEN SOLAR LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD, ITS EQUIVALENT, OR ESSENTIALLY SIMILAR STANDARD, 29 CFR 1926.501(B)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 315826545 CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2, ISSUED ON 09/21/2011.  NOTE:  FINAL ORDER DATE 10/12/2011.