OSHA Inspection: BIG HAMMER CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1320.00 · Current $1320.00

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)  33 Oak Avenue , Tenafly - NJ: Employees were exposed to head injuries while working below sheathing and framing activities. The exposed employees were not protected by hard hats or protective helmets, on or about March 13th, 2013.

Issued

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1760.00 · Current $1760.00

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) 33 Oak Avenue , Tenafly - NJ: An employee was exposed to eye/face injuries while using an electric saw. The employee was not protected by eye/face protection, on or about March 13th 2013.

Issued

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2640.00 · Current $2640.00

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) 33 Oak Avenue , Tenafly -  NJ: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15 feet while engaged in sheathing work on a residential structure. The exposed employees were not protected by any type of fall protection system, on or about March 13th, 2013.

Issued

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2640.00 · Current $2640.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):   Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet  above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:   A) 33 Oak Avenue , Tenafly -  NJ: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15 feet while using ladders to access a roof landing. The ladders that were used, did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing, on or about March 13th, 2013.