OSHA Inspection: Z.P. CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Nov 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,320 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide.    a)  Front of Structure:  Employees, working on a fabricated frame scaffold, were standing on a single wooden plank less than 18 inches wide, on or about 8/6/2013.

Issued

Nov 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(5)(i): Ramps and walkways 6 feet or more above lower levels did not have guardrail systems that comply with subpart M of this part.    a)  Front of Structure:  Employees walked across unprotected wooden planks used as a walkway for a fabricated frame scaffold; thereby, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 12', on or about 8/6/2013.

Issued

Nov 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.    a)  Front of Structure:  Employee engaged in construction activities was working on a roof surface without any acceptable means of fall protection; thereby, exposing employee to a fall hazard ranging approximately from 12' to 16', on or about 8/6/2013.

Issued

Nov 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access.    Front of Structure:  Employees, engaged in construction activities, used a Werner aluminum extension ladder to access a scaffold platform to which the side rails extended approximately 16" above the landing surface, on or about 8/6/2013.

Issued

Nov 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $1,000 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 Structure:  Employee, working and walking on ground level alongside a two level fabricated frame scaffold, was not protected from a head injury from impact or falling objects, on or about 8/6/2013.    Z.P. CONSTRUCTION LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.100(a) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 313987117, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER  1, FINAL ORDER ON 08/13/2012, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 15 MOUNT DRIVE, NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ.

Issued

Nov 7, 2013

Penalty

Initial $15,400 · Current $4,000 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)  Upper Level Scaffold (left section):  Employee, engaged in construction activities, was working from a fabricated frame scaffold without means of fall protection; thereby, exposing employee to a fall hazard approximated to be 12' to lower level, on or about 8/6/2013.    b)  Upper Level Scaffold (right section):  Employees, engaged in construction activities, were working from a fabricated frame scaffold without means of fall protection; thereby, exposing employees to a fall hazard approximated to be 12' to lower level, on or about 8/6/2013.    Z.P. CONSTRUCTION LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 311919807, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER  1, FINAL ORDER ON 12/16/2009, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 2 ARLINGTON COURT, WARREN, NJ.    Z.P. CONSTRUCTION LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 313987117, CITATION NUMBER 2, ITEM NUMBER  1, FINAL ORDER ON 08/13/2012, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 15 MOUNT DRIVE, NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ.