OSHA Inspection: A. PIZZA CONTRACTING LLC

Issued

Jan 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:  a)  Side of Building, 430 Kamena St., Fairview, NJ:  Employees were exposed to electrical shock hazard where employees were working on a roof in close proximity to energized uninsulated electric wires, on or about 10/28/2013.

Issued

Jan 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest system, or other feasilbe means of fall protection.  a)  Side of Building, 430 Kamena St., Fairview, NJ:  Employees performing roofing work were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14 feet while not protected by guard rails, personal fall arrest system, safety net, or other feasible means of fall protection, on or about 10/28/2013.

Issued

Jan 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder.  a)  Side of Building, 430 Kamena St., Fairview, NJ:  Employees were exposed to fall hazards while using a ladder that was not secured and not barricaded to prevent accidental displacement where vehicular traffic is present, on or about 10/28/2013.

Issued

Jan 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15): Ladders were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after an occurrence that could affect their safe use:  a)  Side of Building, 430 Kamena St., Fairview, NJ:  Employees were exposed to fall hazards while using a ladder that was not inspected by a compentant person before use, on or about 10/28/2013.

Issued

Jan 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $3,080

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.  a)  Side of Building, 430 Kamena St., Fairview, NJ:  Employees were exposed to fall hazards while using a ladder that had structural defects, such as rusted lock assemblies, missing external guide brackets and fly section not attached to base, on or about 10/28/2013.

Issued

Jan 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160

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) Side of Building, 430 Kamena St, Fairview, NJ: Employees were not protected by hard hats of head injury from impact, falling or flying objects, or from electric shock and burns, on or about 10/28/2013.  A. Pizza Contracting LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.100(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314678988, citation number 01, item number 001 and was issued on 12/16/2011, with respect to a workplace located at 60 Donaldson Avenue, Rutherford, NJ.

Issued

Jan 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160

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)  Side of building, 430 Kamema St, Fairview, NJ:  Employees were exposed to fall hazards while using the detached fly section of an aluminum extension ladder to use to access the roof of an addition, on or about 10/28/2013.  A. Pizza Contracting LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 909588, citation number 01, item number 003 and was issued on 9/11/2013, with respect to a workplace located at 134 Sylvan Street, Rutherford, NJ.