OSHA Inspection: GRAND STREET CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Mar 6, 2014

Abate by

Apr 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:  a)  123 River Street, Jersey City, NJ.   Employer did not develop an accident prevention program, and thereby exposed his and his subcontractor's employees to hazards including but not limited to falls.                                         Violation observed on or about January 13, 2014.

Issued

Mar 6, 2014

Abate by

Apr 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) 123 River Street, Jersey City, NJ.  Employer did not provide fall protection training to his employees working on this jobsite.   Violation observed on or about January 27, 2014

Issued

Mar 6, 2014

Abate by

Apr 22, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:   a. Should this be the River Street address???????   or 345 10th Street, Jersey City, NJ  Employees were not provided instruction on recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions which included, but were not limited to falls and impalement from unprotected rebar.     Violation observed on or about January 27, 2014

Issued

Mar 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.350(a)(10): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least one half hour:   a) 123 River Street, Jersey City, NJ.   Oxygen and acetylene cylinders were being stored together on this jobsite, thereby exposing employees working in the yard of this jobsite to a possible explosion.                                          Violation observed on or about 01/13/2014.   b) 123 River Street, 3rd Floor North side of building, Jersey City, NJ.   Oxygen and acetylene cylinders being stored together on the 3rd floor, thereby exposing employees working inside building to a possible explosion.                                           Violation observed on or about 01/13/2014.

Issued

Mar 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(E): Lamps used in temporary wiring for general illumination were not protected from accidental contact or breakage:   a) 123 River Street, Jersey City, NJ   Light bulbs used in temporary lighting were not properly protected from possible damage by other contractors on the jobsite. These lights were located inside the hallway of the building where light bulbs were exposed to breakage because of their missing cages.                                                Violation observed on or about 01/13/2014.   b) 123 River Street, Jersey City, NJ.  Light bulbs used in temporary lighting were not properly protected from possible damage by other contractors on the jobsite. These lights were exposed to breaking by employoees making head contact with unprotected bulbs.                                                 Violation observed on or about 01/13/2014.

Issued

Mar 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(5): Each employee on the face of formwork or reinforcing steel was not protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, or positioning device systems:   a) 123 River Street, Jersey City, NJ.   Employee observed working on formwork was not protected from a fall hazard. The employee was exposed to a 10 foot fall hazard.                                                Violation observed on or about 01/27/2014.

Issued

Mar 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i): A snaphook not of the locking type was engaged (i) directly to webbing, rope or wire rope; (ii) to each other (iii) to a Dee-ring to which another snaphook or other connector is attached;(iv) to a horizontal lifeline; or (v) to any object which is incompatibly shaped or dimensioned in relation to the snaphook such that unintentional disengagement could occur by the connected object being able to depress the snaphook keeper and release itself:   a)  123 River Street, Jersey City, NJ.   Employee snaphook was tied back into his lanyard, thereby keeping the employee fall arrest system from deploying as designed.                                            Violation observed on or about 01/27/2014.

Issued

Mar 6, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:   a) 123 River Street, Jersey City, NJ.   Employee fall arrest system was not rigged to such that employee could not free fall and make contact with the ground below.                                        Violation observed on or 01/27/2014.

Issued

Mar 6, 2014

Abate by

Apr 1, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 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) 123 River Street, Jersey City, NJ.   Subcontractor's employee was observed standing/working over unprotected rebar, thereby exposing employee to potential impalement hazard.                                        Violation observed on or about 01/13/2014.   b) 123 River Street, Jersey City, NJ.   Employees observed walking/working around rebar were exposed to potential impalement hazard from slip, trip, and fall onto bent rebar that was not protected.                                        Violation observed on or about 01/27/2014.