OSHA Inspection: SILVA CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $750 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)  366 Union Avenue, Rutherford - NJ: Employees were exposed to head injuries while working below masonry activities. The employees were not protected by hard hats or protective helmets, on or about October 17th 2012.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $500 Reduced

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)  366 Union Avenue, Wood Ridge - NJ: An employee was exposed to eye/face injuries while using a Stihl saw.  The employee was not protected by eye/face protection, on or about October 17th 2012.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $750 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)  366 Union Avenue, Wood Ridge - NJ:  Employees were 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 17th 2012.

Issued

Jan 18, 2013

Penalty

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

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)  366 Union Avenue, Wood Ridge - NJ: An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet whle engaged in masonry work on a residential sructure. The employee was not protected by any type of fall protection system, on or about October 17th 2012.