OSHA Inspection: COACH CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

May 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $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)  1775 Windsor Road, Teaneck, NJ: Employee was not wearing a hard hat was exposed to head injury from falling or flying objects while working under a scaffold, on or about 4/9/2012.

Issued

May 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $850 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(15):     Ladders were used on scaffolds to increase the working level height of employees.    a)  1775 Windsor Road, Teaneck, NJ: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15 feet while working on an "A" framed ladder on top of the scaffold to increase the working level height, on or about 4/9/2012.

Issued

May 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $850 Reduced

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)  1775 Windsor Road, Teaneck, NJ: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15 feet while working on a scaffold that did not have guard rails installed, on or about 4/9/2012.

Issued

May 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $850 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)  1775 Windsor Road, Teaneck, NJ: Employees were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 15 feet while working on an edge of working surface without the use of guardrails, safety nets, personal fall arrest system, or other means of fall protection, on or about 4/9/2012.

Issued

May 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $850 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)  1775 Windsor Road, Teaneck, NJ: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15 feet while using an "A" framed ladder in the closed position, on or about 4/9/2012.