OSHA Inspection: NETOS CONTRACTOR LLC

Issued

Nov 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 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)  North side exterior of house, 80 Terrace Avenue, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: Employees engaged in residential siding work were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 11 feet while working on a pump jack scaffold that did not have guard rails, personal fall arrest harness, or other feasible means of fall protection, on or about 10/22/2013.

Issued

Nov 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.    a)  North side exterior of house, 80 Terrace Avenue, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: Employees engaged in residential siding work were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 11 feet while working on a pump jack scaffold that did not have triangular bracing installed at the base of the scaffold pole, on or about 10/22/2013.

Issued

Nov 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    a)  North side porch roof of house, 80 Terrace Avenue, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: Employee engaged in residential siding work was exposed to fall hazards in excess of 11 feet while working on a roof without the use of guard rails, safety nets, personal fall arrest system, or other feasible means of fall protection, on or about 10/22/2013.

Issued

Nov 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    a)  North side porch roof of house, 80 Terrace Avenue, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: Employee engaged in residential siding work was exposed to fall hazards in excess of 11 feet while using an extension ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet above the edge of the roof, on or about 10/22/2013.