OSHA Inspection: CONSEC BUILDERS, INC.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): No employer shall permit an employee to work in such proximity to any part of an electric power circuit that the employee could contact the electric power circuit in the course of work, unless the employee is protected against electric shock by deenergizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively by insulation or other means.    a)job site at 75 E. 21 St., Bayonne, NJ:    Employees were not protected from the hazard of electrocution from the electrical service drop when climbing the metal ladder to access the scaffold and to remove siding.    Violation occurred on or about 12/11/2015.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6).Note:  Specify distances as indicated in table in paragraph (f)(6) of this section.  a) job site at 75 E. 21st St., Bayonne, NJ  Employees removed and installed siding while working on a pump jacks scaffold that was within 3 ft of electrical service drop.  Violation occurred on or about 12/11/2015

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i): Footings were not level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement:    a) worksite at 75 E. 21st Street, Bayonne, NJ    Employees worked on a pump jack scaffold that was erected on a sloped roof.    Violation occurred on or about 12/11/2015.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:    a) job site at 75 E. 21st St., Bayonne, NJ    A competent person did not direct and supervise the erection of 2 pump jack scaffolds. The employees that erected the scaffolds lacked experience and were not properly trained.    Violation occurred on or about 12/11/2015.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(i): Vertical lifelines were not fastened to a fixed safe point of anchorage and protected from sharp edges and abrasion:    a) job site at 75 E. 21st. St, Bayonne, NJ    Employees used vertical life lines that were tied around a chimney and hung over the sharp edges of the roof.    Violation occurred on or about 12/11/2015.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.    a) worksite 75 E. 21st Street, Bayonne, NJ    Employees worked on a pump jack scaffold that was secured by tying ropes through a nearby window to a second window.    Violation occurred on or about 12/11/2015.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Jun 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed 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:    a) Job site at 75 E. 21st St., Bayonne, NJ    Employees work on a pump jack scaffold without training in recognizing hazards.    Violation occurred on or about 12/11/2015.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Abate by

Jun 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee who was involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work:      a) job site at 75 E. 21st St., Bayonne, NJ    Employees worked on a pump jack scaffold without training in recognizing hazards.    Violation occurred on or about 12/11/2015.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(1): Personal fall arrest system connectors were not drop forged, pressed or formed steel, or made of equivalent materials:    a) job site at 75 E. 21st St., Bayonne, NJ    Employees connected to vertical life lines by tying a knot to their harness or around their waist. Employees were removing/installing siding from a pump jack scaffold and ladder, 25-30 feet high.    Violation occurred on or about 12/11/2015.