OSHA Inspection: WHITE STONE CONTRACTORS

Issued

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2640.00 · Current $1320.00 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) Oak Avenue, Tenafly  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 April 9th, 2013.

Issued

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3080.00 · Current $1540.00 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) Front of house: Employees were exposed to fall/scaffold collapse hazards of approximately 18 feet while working on a pump jack scaffold that was not erected on firm foundation, on or about April 11th, 2013.

Issued

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3080.00 · Current $1540.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(3): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall be plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement.        A) Front of house:  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 18 feet while working on a pump jack scaffold that was not braced at the bottom, on or about April 9th 2013.

Issued

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3080.00 · Current $1540.00 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) Front of house:  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 18 feet while working on a pump jack scaffold that was not protected by a complete guard rail system or other means of fall protection in place, on or about April 9th 2013.

Issued

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5280.00 · Current $2640.00 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) Front of house: Employees were exposed to head injuries while working below siding activities. The employees were not protected by hard hats or protective helmets, on or about April 9th, 2013.        White Stone Contractors was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312863657, citation number 1, item number 1, with respect to a workplace located at 51 Cambridge Place in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

Issued

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11000.00 · Current $5500.00 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) Oak Avenue, Tenafly - NJ:  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 13 and 20 feet while engaged in siding work on a residential structure. The exposed employees was not protected by any type of fall protection system, on or about April 9th, 2013.       White Stone Contractors was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314673732, citation number 2, item number 1, with respect to a workplace located at 51 Cambridge Place in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.