OSHA Inspection: ESMERALDA CONSTRUCTION, LLC.

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.302(e)(1):     Powder actuated tool(s) were operated by employee(s) who had not been trained in the operation of the particular tool(s) in use:    a)  23 Goodhart Drive, Livingston, NJ.    The employer had not ensured that the employee using the Ramset Cobra powder actuated tool had been trained in its operation.                        Violation observed on or about 10/15/2015.

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.302(e)(4):  Personal protective equipment was not in accordance with subpart E of this part:    a)  23 Goodhart Drive, Livingston, NJ.    The employer had not ensured that the employees using and working around the Ramset Cobra powder actuated tool had been provided with and were using eye protection.                        Violation observed on or about 10/15/2015.

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.302(e)(6):     Loaded powder-actuated tool(s) were left unattended:    a)  23 Goodhart Drive, Livingston, NJ.    Employees were exposed to the danger of an inadvertent firing of the Ramset Cobra powder actuated tool as it was left unattended laying partially on a basement window wall overhanging into the basement stairwell.                          Violation observed on or about 10/15/2015.

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv):  Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:    a)  23 Goodhart Drive, Livingston, NJ.    Employees were exposed to electric shock as the temporary cord providing power to the Proforce Cement Mixer had strain where it was plugged into the mixer's cord.                            Violation observed on or about 10/16/2015.

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2):     Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:    a)  23 Goodhart Drive, Livingston, NJ.    Employee was exposed to falls of 7 1/2 feet to the basement exterior stairway floor below as the worker was using a   7 1/2 inch plank as his working platform.                          Violation observed on or about 10/15/2015.

Issued

Dec 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor was the employee provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):       a)  23 Goodhart Drive, Livingston, NJ.    The employer had not ensured that his employee was protected from falls of 9 1/2 feet to the basement exterior stairway floor below as the worker was walking on the top of the concrete wall around the stairwell.                        Violation observed on or about 10/15/2015.