OSHA Inspection: WATERSIDE CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C.

Issued

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $3,234 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.251(a)(1): Defective rigging equipment was not removed from service:     (a)  Throughout site:  The lifting load hook used on the Caterpillar 315 excavator was missing the self closing hook latch, on or about 1/9/2014.

Issued

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $3,234 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.251(a)(2)(i): The employer failed to ensure rigging equipment had permanently affixed and legible identification markings as prescribed by the manufacturer that indicate the recommended safe working load.     a)  Throughout Site:  The wire rope slings used to lift materials did not have any markings as to the safe working load, on or about 1/9/2014.

Issued

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $3,234 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.350(a)(9): Compressed gas cylinder(s) were not secured in an upright position:    (a)  Throughtout Site:  Compressed gas cylinders were laying down, they were not upright and secure, on or about 1/9/2014.

Issued

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $3,234 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.350(a)(10): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinder or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one-half hour.     (a)  Throughout Site:  Oxygen cylinders and acetylene cylinders were stored adjacent to each other, on or about 1/9/2014.

Issued

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $3,773 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:     (a)  Throughout Site:  The electric water pump was missing its grounding pin, on or about 1/9/2014. The electric rebar bender was missing its grounding pin, on or about 2/25/2014.

Issued

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $3,773 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap:     (a)  Throughout Site:  The electric water pump in use had a splice in its wire, on or about 1/9/2014.

Issued

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $3,773 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)  Throughout Site:  Worker was not protected from falling approximately 7.5 feet while standing on top of the wall, no guardrail or personal fall arrest system was used on or about 1/9/2014.

Issued

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $3,234 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(a)(9)(i): Bidirectional machine(s) were not equipped with an operable horn, distinguishable from the surrounding noise level, which could be operated as needed when the machine is moving in either direction.     (a)  Throughout Site:  The Caterpillar 315L excavator's horn was not working, on or about 1/9/2014.

Issued

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,080 · Current $2,156 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face:     (a)  North Area:  The sloped earth wall face contained stones and rocks that could fall, on or about 1/9/2014.

Issued

Apr 7, 2014

Abate by

Sep 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $3,773 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(c): 29 CFR 1926.652(c):  Support systems, shield systems, and other protective systems were not designed and constructed in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (c)(1-4); as applicable:     a)  Excavation:  The shield system used for employee protection in the excavation was not designed or approved by a registered professional engineer, on or about 1/9/2014.

Issued

Apr 7, 2014

Abate by

Sep 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $3,773 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.703(a)(2): Drawings or plans, including all revisions, for the jack layout, formwork (including shoring equipment), working decks, and scaffolds were not available at the jobsite:     (a)  THroughout Site:  The shoring drawing for the concrete foundation forms being installed was not prepared and available for review, on or about 1/9/2014.

Issued

Apr 7, 2014

Penalty

Initial $10,780 · Current $7,546 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall or come against, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:    a)  Throughout Site:  Vertical protruding rebar was not protected against impalement hazards, on or about 1/9/2014.    Waterside Construction LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.701(b), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 636578, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on 03/01/2013, with respect to a workplace located at 340-342 Old River Road, Edgewater, NJ 07020.