OSHA Inspection: TOP CLASS CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Aug 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $2,640

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed    a. 2 Short Hills Avenue, Short Hills, NJ - Building 8    Employees engaged in residential framing activities use an  A-frame stepladder in a manner not intended by the manufacturer.  Employees used two A-frame stepladders in the closed position, leaning against the wall as they installed core-wall.    Violation observed on or about August 7, 2013

Issued

Aug 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160

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. 2 Short Hills Avenue, Short Hills, NJ - Building 8          An employee engaged in residential framing activities, 9 feet above the next lower level was not protected from falls by use of a personal fall arrest system.  The employee was working by standing on the wall blocking and top plate to install the core-wall.  Violation observed on or about August 7, 2013  Top Class Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR�1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 901981, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on May 28, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 4 Meredith Court, Hockessin, DE, 19707.   Top Class Construction, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR�1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 903286, citation number 1, item number 1A, and was affirmed as a final order on June 24, 2013 with respect to a workplace located at 2000 Kimball Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19146.   Top Class Construction, Inc.,  was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR�1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 905260 citation number 1, item number 1A, and was affirmed as a final order on June 24, 2013 with respect to a workplace located at Lot 64-67 next to 1305 New Casho Mill Road, Newark DE, 19711.