OSHA Inspection: F&G SONS CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

Mar 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

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. 1167 Route 23 South, Kinnelon, NJ    Employees were performing stucco (masonry) activities from a pump jack scaffold that was not braced at the bottom and the top.    Violation observed on or about October 17, 2012

Issued

Mar 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $15,400 · Current $15,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide.    a. 1167 Route 23 South, Kinnelon, NJ    Employees were observed working from welded tubular frame scaffold that was not fully planked. Employees were exposed to fall hazards.      Violation observed on or about October 17, 2012    F & G Stucco Contractors, Inc. was previously cited for a serious violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 312861149, Citation Number 1, Item Number 2, Issued on September 18, 2009, and became final order on December 4, 2009, with respect to a workplace located at 278 River Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601.    F & G Stucco Contractors, Inc. was previously cited for a REPEAT violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 313981383, Citation Number 2, Item Number 2, Issued on August 18, 2010, and became final order on September 8, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at 17-23 North Avenue West, Cranford, NJ 07016.

Issued

Mar 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1): Supported scaffolds with a height to base width (including outrigger supports, if used) ratio of more than four to one (4:1) were not restrained from tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means, as set forth in subparagraphs (i) - (iii) of this paragraph.    a. 1167 Route 23 South, Kennelon, NJ 07405    Employees were performing masonry activities from welded tubular frame scaffold that was four sections high and not tied into the structure to prevent tipping by guying, tying, bracing, or equivalent means.    Violation observed on or about October 17, 2012    F & G Stucco Contractors, Inc. was previously cited for a REPEAT violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 313981383, Citation Number 1, Item Number 4, Issued on August 18, 2010, and became final order on September 8, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at 17-23 North Avenue West, Cranford, NJ 07016.

Issued

Mar 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $15,400 · Current $15,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.      a. 1167 Route 23 South, Kinnelon, NJ      Employees used scaffold frames and cross braces to access the scaffold platform, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.      Violation observed on or about October 17, 2012      F & G Stucco Contractors, Inc. was previously cited for a serious violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 312861149, Citation Number 1, Item Number 3, Issued on September 18, 2009, and became final order on December 4, 2009, with respect to a workplace located at 278 River Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601.      F & G Stucco Contractors, Inc. was previously cited for a serious violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 313981383, Citation Number 2, Item Number 3, Issued on August 18, 2010, and became final order on September 8, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at 17-23 North Avenue West, Cranford, NJ 07016.

Issued

Mar 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $15,400 · Current $15,400

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. 1167 Route 23 South, Kinnelon, NJ -  Welded frame scaffold    Two employees were observed performing work from welded tubular frame scaffold were not protected from falling to the next lower level.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11.4 feet.    Violation observed on or about October 17, 2012    b. 1167 Route 23 South, Kinnelon, NJ -  Welded frame scaffold    Two employees were observed performing work from a pump jack scaffold and were not protected from falling by use of guardrails, safety nets, or personal fall arrest systems, to the next lower level.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11.4 feet.    Violation observed on or about October 17, 2012    F & G Stucco Contractors, Inc. was previously cited for a REPEAT violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 313981383, Citation Number 2, Item Number 4, Issued on August 18, 2010, and became final order on September 8, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at 17-23 North Avenue West, Cranford, NJ 07016.    F & G Stucco Contractors, Inc. was previously cited for a serious violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 312861149, Citation Number 1, Item Number 4, Issued on September 18, 2009, and became final order on December 4, 2009, with respect to a workplace located at 278 River Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601.

Issued

Mar 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $15,400 · Current $15,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Tubular welded frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would have secured vertical members together laterally:    a. 1167 Route 23 South, Kinnelon, NJ    Employees were performing masonry (stucco) activities on a welded tubular frame scaffold that was not fully crossbraced, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.    Violation observed on or about October 17, 2012    F & G Stucco Contractors, Inc. was previously cited for a REPEAT violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 313981383, Citation Number 2, Item Number 5, Issued on August 18, 2010, and became final order on September 8, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at 17-23 North Avenue West, Cranford, NJ 07016.    F & G Stucco Contractors, Inc. was previously cited for a serious violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 312861149, Citation Number 1, Item Number 5, Issued on September 18, 2009, and became final order on December 4, 2009, with respect to a workplace located at 278 River Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601.