OSHA Inspection: KNJ CONTRACTING INC.

Issued

2013-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 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. 109 Kennedy Blvd. Bayonne, NJ    Employees were observed on the ground below sweeping roof tearoff debris without any means of head protection.    Violation observed on or about 01/10/2013

Issued

2013-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 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. 109 Kennedy Blvd. Bayonne, NJ    Employees were observed performing roofing activities with a coiled pneumatic roof nailer without eye and face protection. Thereby exposing employees to physical eye and face injuries.

Issued

2013-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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. 109 Kennedy Blvd Bayonne, NJ      Employees were observed performing roofing activites on a residential construction project in close proximity to an unprotected site edge without any means of fall protection. Thereby exposing employees to an approximate 24 ft fall hazard.         Violation observed on or about 01/10/2013