OSHA Inspection: TJ METZDORF CONTRACTORS

Issued

Nov 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $400 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)  55 W. Central Boulevard, Palisades Park - NJ:  An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 24 feet while working on a pump jack scaffold that was not protected by an endrail system or other means of fall protection in place, on or about June 21st 2012.

Issued

Nov 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $400 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)  55 W. Central Boulevard, Palisades Park - NJ:  Employees were exposed to fall /scaffold collapse hazards of approximately 24 feet while working on a pump jack scaffold that was not braced at the bottom, on or about June 21st 2012.

Issued

Nov 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     Employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph (b)      A)  55 W. Central Boulevard, Palisades Park - NJ:  An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 24 feet while engaged in roofing work on a residential structure without a means of fall protection in place, on or about June 21st 2012.