OSHA Inspection: MARK TIRONDOLA PAINTING CONTRACTOR, INC.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $880 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    a) 249 North Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ    Employees performing gutter and roof eave repair and finish carpentry used a DWE 7480 portable table saw without using safety glasses.  The cutting as performed produced visible wood particles ejected from the saw point of operation.    Violation occurred on or about 10-6-15

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Nov 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $1,100 Reduced

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)  249 North Mountain Ave, Montclair, NJ    An employee applied masonry stucco immediately around the 240 Volt electric utility service line without any means of protection from electrocution.    Violation occurred on or about 10-6-15

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    a) 249 North Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ    Employees were exposed to fall hazards of 10 feet when accessing a one story roof canopy with a ladder that only extended approximately 1 foot above the roof canopy.      Violation occurred on or about 10-6-15

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level:    a) 249 North Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ    An employee used an extension ladder on a 1 story roof canopy surface with a pitch of approximately 4:12 to paint exterior surfaces.  This ladder was not adequately secured from displacement, exposing the worker to a fall of approximately 17 feet .      Violation occurred on or about 10-6-15

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Jan 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $1,100 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59:  The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:     a) 249 North Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ    The employer did not implement a written hazard communication for employees mixing  Sakrete Mortar Stucco Type S that contains crystalline quartz silica .     Violation occurred on or about 10-6-15

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Jan 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 9010

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.59:  : Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area:    a) 249 North Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ    An employee who mixes  Sakrete Mortar Stucco Type S that contains crystalline quartz silica was not trained in the hazards of the chemicals he works with.     Violation occurred on or about 10-6-15

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Penalty

Initial $11,000 · Current $5,500 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) 249 North Mountain Avenue, Montclair, NJ    An employee was not provided with fall protection when working on an unguarded roof 10 feet above the ground.     Violation occurred on or about 10-6-15    Mark Tirondola Painting Contractor, Inc. was previously cited for a Repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 520478, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on March 13, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 123 Maplewood Ave., Maplewood, NJ.