OSHA Inspection: G.A. CONTRACTORS LLC

Issued

Jan 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

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)  128 Stahley Street, East Rutherford - NJ: Employees were exposed to head injuries while working below roof replacement activities. The employees were not protected by hard hats or protective helmets, on or about October 5th 2012.

Issued

Jan 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):     Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.      A)  128 Stahley Street, East Rutherford - NJ: Employees were exposed to eye/face injuries while using Hytachi nail guns. The employees were not protected by eye/face protection, on or about October 5th 2012.

Issued

Jan 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

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)  128 Stahley Street, East Rutherford - NJ:  An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12 feet while working on a fabricated framed scaffold that was not protected by a guard rail and endrail system or other means of fall protection in place, on or about October 5th 2012.

Issued

Jan 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     Each 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 1926.501 (b):       A)  128 Stahley treet, East Rutherford - NJ: An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 16 feet whle engaged in roof replacement work on a residential structure. The employee was not protected by any type of fall protection system, on or about October 5th 2012.

Issued

Jan 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13):     The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:      A) 128 Stahley Street, East Rutherford - NJ: An employee was exposed to fall/ladder collapse hazards as he was using the top step of an 8 foot folding step ladder, on or about October 5th 2012.