OSHA Inspection: STEPHEN EWING

Issued

2015-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    a)    350 White Horse Pike:  Employees improperly using respiratory protection were using right angle grinders to clean mortar; at least one employee had a full beard and did not attach two of the four straps while wearing the respirator, on or about 07/30/14.    NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 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 work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    a)    350 White Horse Pike, Clementon, NJ:  Employer had not instructed employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions such as: electrical safety, the need for head protection, the need for eye protection, the need to use proper guards when using right angle grinders, on or about 07/29/14 and 07/30/14;    NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer did not assure that each employee had been trained, as necessary, by a competent person qualified in the following areas:    a)    350 White Horse Pike:  Owner stated he had not trained his employees in the proper use of fall protection prior to them working on the roof having a fall height of approximately 20 feet, on or about 07/29/30.     NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The training did not include the following areas, as applicable:    a)  350 White Horse Pike, front of house: Owner of company stated he had not trained any of his employees in the proper setup of the approximate 20-22" high fabricated frame scaffolding in use by employees, on or about 07/29/30.    NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    A)   350 White Horse Pike: Employees without any head protection were working at various levels around the house, on or about 07/29/14;    B)   350 White Horse Pike: Employees without any head protection were working at various levels around the house, on or about 07/30/14.      NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    a)    350 White Horse Pike, Clementon, NJ, concrete work west of north entrance to house - Employee using a right angle grinder to clean up work did not have any face protection, on or about 07/29/14;    a)    350 White Horse Pike, Clementon, NJ, west chimney - Employee using a yellow right angle grinder to clean the brick and mortar did not have any face protection, on or about 07/30/14;    c)    350 White Horse Pike, Clementon, NJ, west chimney - Employee using a black (dark color) right angle grinder to clean the brick and mortar did not have any face protection, on or about 07/30/14.       NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): When power operated tools are designed to accommodate guards, they were not equipped with such guards when in use:    a)    350 White Horse Pike: Employees were using right angle grinders without any guards to clean mortar from between the bricks for the chimneys, on or about 08/30/14.    NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii):    a)    350 White Horse Pike: The working level (approximately 21 feet) of the approximately 27 foot high fabricated frame scaffold used by employees to raise and lower materials while working on the roof of the home was not fully planked, on or about 07/29/14 and 07/30/14;    b)    350 White Horse Pike: The working level (approximately 21 feet) of the approximately 27 foot high fabricated frame scaffold used by employees to access the roof of the home was not fully planked, on or about 07/29/14 and 07/30/14.      NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(ii): Guys, ties, and braces were not installed according to the scaffold manufacturer's recommendations or at the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height and be repeated vertically at locations of horizontal members every 20 feet (6.1 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds 3 feet (0.91 m) wide or less, and every 26 feet (7.9 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds greater than 3 feet (0.91 m) wide:     a)    350 White Horse Pike: The approximate 5 feet deep x 8 feet long x 27 feet high fabricated frame scaffold was not properly secured to prevent collapse, on or about 07/29/14;    b)    350 White Horse Pike: The approximate 5 feet deep x 8 feet long x 27 feet high fabricated frame scaffold was not properly secured to prevent collapse, on or about 07/30/14.    NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface were not used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access:    a)   350 White Horse Pike:  Employees climbed the end frames to get to the approximate 20 and 23 foot level of the approximate 27 foot high fabricated frame scaffold, on or about 07/29/14 and 07/30/14;    b)   350 White Horse Pike:  Employees climbed the cross braces to get to the approximate 20 and 23 foot level of the approximate 27 foot high fabricated frame scaffold, on or about 07/29/14 and 07/30/14.    NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:    a)    350 White Horse Pike: The fabricated frame scaffold used by employees to raise and lower materials and tools to the roof had not been inspected prior to use, on or about 07/29/14;    b)    350 White Horse Pike: The fabricated frame scaffold used by employees to access the roof had not been inspected prior to use, on or about 07/29/14;    c)    350 White Horse Pike: The fabricated frame scaffold used by employees to raise and lower materials and tools to the roof had not been inspected prior to use, on or about 07/30/14;    d)    350 White Horse Pike: The fabricated frame scaffold used by employees to access the roof had not been inspected prior to use, on or about 07/30/14.    NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1): In addition to wearing hardhats each employee on a scaffold was not provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, or guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects:    a)   350 White Horse Pike, front of house:  Employees working from and around the base of the approximate 20 and 22 foot high platforms for the approximate 5 foot deep x 8 foot wide x 27 foot high fabricated frame scaffold were not protected by toeboards or some other means, on or about 07/29/14;     b)   350 White Horse Pike, front of house:  Employees working from and around the base of the approximate 20 and 22 foot high platforms for the approximate 5 foot deep x 8 foot wide x 27 foot high fabricated frame scaffold were not protected by toeboards or some other means, on or about 07/30/14.     NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1120.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level:    a)   350 White Horse Pike, front of house:  Employees without fall protection were working from the approximate 20 and 22 foot high platforms for the approximate 5 foot deep x 8 foot wide x 27 foot high fabricated frame scaffold, on or about 07/29/14;     b)   350 White Horse Pike, front of house:  Employees without fall protection were working from the approximate 20 and 22 foot high platforms for the approximate 5 foot deep x 8 foot wide x 27 foot high fabricated frame scaffold, on or about 07/30/14.     NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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)   350 White Horse Pike:  Employees without any fall protection were working on the 6:12 pitch roof with fall heights of approximately 20 feet, renovating two brick chimneys, on or about 07/29/14;    b)  350 white Horse Pike:  Employees without any fall protection were working on the 6:12 pitch roof with fall heights of approximately 20 feet, renovating two brick chimneys, on or about 07/30/14.      NOTE:  IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2015-01-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written respiratory protection program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily is medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator is cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    a)    350 White Horse Pike:  Employees improperly using respiratory protection were using right angle grinders to clean mortar; at least one employee had a full beard and did not attach two of the four straps while wearing the respirator, on or about 07/30/14.