OSHA Inspection: SJ STUCCO & STONE INC.

Issued

Jul 9, 2013

Abate by

Aug 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports.     a: On or about 05/10/2013 at 535 Cranbury, Road East Brunswick NJ. 08816. Employees engaged in stucco construction were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20' from a tubular frame scaffold platform which was not fully planked.

Issued

Jul 9, 2013

Abate by

Aug 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i): Footings were not level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement.     a: On or about 05/10/2013 at 535 Cranbury, Road East Brunswick NJ. 08816: Base plate of Fabricated frame scaffold was not level and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 9, 2013

Abate by

Aug 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Scaffold platform more than 2 feet above or below point of access, was not provided with a ladder and or direct access from another structure. Cross braces were used as a means of access to platform.     a: On or about 05/10/2013 at 535 Cranbury, Road East Brunswick NJ. 08816: Employees used crossbrasses and end frames as means of access to a tubular frame scaffold platform exposing them to fall hazards.

Issued

Jul 9, 2013

Abate by

Aug 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f) (3):  Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.      a: On or about 05/10/2013, at 535 Cranbury Road East Brunswick, NJ. 08816: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet where a competent person did not inspect the scaffold for visible defects including, but not limited to, unsafe access, iincomplete work platforms, before each work shift.      SJ Stucco and Stone was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 1926.451(f) (3) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314678442, citation number 01, item number 002 and was affirmed as a final order on 04/25/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 45 Stone Avenue, Elmwood Park NJ.

Issued

Jul 9, 2013

Abate by

Aug 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on scaffolds more than 10 feet high were not protected from falling to the lower level    a: On or about 05/10/ 2013 at 535 Cranbury, Road East Brunswick NJ. 08816: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20' from a tubular frame scaffold platform where a fall protection system was not erected or used by employees engaged in stucco construction.    SJ Stucco and Stone was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 1926.451(g)(1)  which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314678442, citation number 01, item number 005 and was affirmed as a final order on 04/25/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 45 Stone Avenue, Elmwood Park NJ.

Issued

Jul 9, 2013

Abate by

Aug 2, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not provide training by a qualified person to those employee(s) who perform work while on a scaffold. Employee(s) not trained to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.     a: On or about 05/10/2013 at 535 Cranbury, Road East Brunswick NJ. 08816:  Employees were not trained to recognize the hazards of working on a scaffold. Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet.    SJ Stucco and Stone was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard,  1926.454(a) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314678442, citation number 01, item number 005 and was affirmed as a final order on 04/25/2012, with respect to a workplace located at 45 Stone Avenue, Elmwood Park NJ.