OSHA Inspection: MEZINI GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, INC

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,000 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) 331 Crooks Ave, Paterson NJ: An employee was exposed to an overhead struck by hazard while working below siding work without wearing hardhat protection, on or about 4/27/2012.

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6):     Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6).    a) 331 Crooks Ave, Paterson NJ: An employee was exposed to an electrocution hazard while working from a scaffold approximately 1 foot from a 120 volt energized electrical line, on or about 4/30/2012.

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):     Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.      a) 331 Crooks Ave, Paterson NJ: An employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 15 feet while performing siding work from a scaffold without the required guardrail system or other means of fall protection, on or about 4/30/2012.

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2):     Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.      a) 331 Crooks Ave, Paterson NJ: An employee was exposed to an electrocution hazard while working from a scaffold approximately 1 foot from a 120 volt energized electrical line, on or about 4/30/2012.

Issued

Jun 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 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) 331 Crooks Ave, Paterson NJ: An employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet while performing siding work from a roof without a personal fall arrest system or other means of fall protection, on or about 4/27/2012.