OSHA Inspection: METROPOLITAN BUILDING CONSULTING GROUP

Issued

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $360.00 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) 279 Henry Street in Paramus, NJ: - Employees were exposed to head injuries while working below siding/masonry activities. The employees were not protected by hard hats or protective helmets, on or about April 11th, 2013.

Issued

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $720.00 Reduced

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:   A) 279 Henry Street in Paramus, NJ : Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12 feet while working on a fabricated framed scaffold that was not fully planked, on or about April 11th, 2013.

Issued

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $720.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2):   Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:   A) 279 Henry Street, Paramus - NJ:  Employees were exposed to fall/scaffold collapse hazards of approximately 12 feet while working on a fabricated framed scaffold that was not erected on firm foundation, on or about April 11th, 2013.

Issued

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $480.00 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) 279 Henry Street in Paramus, NJ:  An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12 feet while engaged in masonry/siding work on a residential structure. The exposed employee was not protected by any type of fall protection system, on or about April 11th, 2013.