MAPLEWOOD, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: LITA BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of LITA BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION in 1611 SPRINGFILED AVENUE, MAPLEWOOD, NJ 07040 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 340117043.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- LITA BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION
- Site address
- 1611 SPRINGFILED AVENUE
- City
- MAPLEWOOD
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07040
- Mailing
- 378 S WASHINGTON AVE, BERGENFIELD, NJ 07621
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238140
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.25 A
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2014
- Abate by
- Jan 16, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs, debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures. a. 1611 Springfield Avenue Maplewood, NJ 07040 Excessive broken blocks, construction debris and mortar piles were not kept clear from work areas thereby exposing workers to tripping hazards. Violation observed on or about 12/04/2014
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1200
- — C (S) $2400
- — Z (S) $2400
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2014
- Abate by
- Jan 15, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 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 other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. Crossbraces were used as a means of access. a. 1611 Springfield Avenue Maplewood, NJ 07040 Safe access and egress to the welded tubular frame scaffold was not provided to the work platform. Employees were observed egressing a welded tubular frame scaffold work platform using the cross braces and end rails. Violation observed on or about 12/04/2014
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1400
- — C (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2014
- Abate by
- Jan 15, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section: a. 1611 Springfield Avenue Maplewood, NJ 07040 Employee observed performing masonry activities from a welded tubular frame scaffold in close proximity to an unprotected edge without any means of fall protection, thereby was exposed to an approximate 25 ft fall hazard. Violation observed on or about 12/04/2014
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1400
- — C (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 G04 I
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2014
- Abate by
- Jan 15, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems shall be installed along all open sides and ends of platforms. Guardrail systems shall be installed before the scaffold is released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews. a. 1611 Springfield Avenue Maplewood, NJ 07040 Feasible fall protection was not installed for employees who were exposed to the hazard of a fall of 25 feet to the ground, due to open sides and ends of platforms, while involved in masonry activities. Violation observed on or about 12/04/2014
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1400
- — C (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 340117043.
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