OSHA Inspection: CITYVIEW CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

Aug 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $12,471

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.303(b)(1):  Grinding machines were not equipped with safety guards in conformance with the requirements of American National Standards Institute, B7.1-1970, Safety Code for the Use, Care and Protection of Abrasive Wheels, and paragraph (d) of this section.    Location: 520 Belleville Ave, Belleville, NJ.    a) Employees used a Bosch grinder that was not equipped with protective guards for brick cutting; on or about 2/26/16.

Issued

Aug 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $12,471

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent and continuous.    Location: 520 Belleville Ave, Belleville, NJ.    a) Employees used a Bosch grinder for brick cutting that was powered by an extension cord that was missing the ground pin.  The path to ground was not permanent and continuous; on or about 2/26/16.

Issued

Aug 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites.    Location: 520 Belleville Ave, Belleville, NJ.    a) A Bosch grinder powered by an extension cord that was used by employees for brick cutting was not provided with a GFCI or an assured equipment grounding conductor program; on or about 2/26/16.

Issued

Aug 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used.      Location: 520 Belleville Ave, Belleville, NJ.    a)  Employees utilized a Bosch Hammer Drill for brick pointing operations that was energized by an extension cord that was frayed; on or about 2/22/16.

Issued

Aug 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $12,471

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports.    Location: 520 Belleville Ave, Belleville, NJ.    a) Employees were observed working/brick pointing from a tubular welded scaffold that was not fully planked at the working levels.  The employees were exposed to a potential fall hazard of up to approximately 50 ft. to the lower level; on or about 2/26/16.

Issued

Aug 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $12,471

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:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.    Location: 520 Belleville Ave, Belleville, NJ    a) A competent person did not supervise and direct employees that were altering and/or erecting the tubular welded scaffold; on or about 2/26/16.

Issued

Aug 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $12,471 · Current $12,471

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.    Location: 520 Belleville Ave, Belleville, NJ.    a) Employees were observed working/brick pointing from a tubular welded scaffold without any means of fall protection.  The scaffold did not have a guardrail system and was not fully planked at the working level.  The employees were exposed to a potential fall hazard of up to approximately 50 ft. to the lower level; on or about 2/26/16.

Issued

Aug 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $12,471

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes.    Location: 520 Belleville Ave, Belleville, NJ.    a) Employees working on the 3rd Floor were not protected from falling through floor holes by covers or any type of fall protection.  Employees were exposed to a potential fall hazard of approximately 10 ft. to the concrete floor below; on or about 2/22/16.

Issued

Aug 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14): Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached) where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 m) above the walking/working surface, were not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.      Location: 520 Belleville Ave, Belleville, NJ.    a) Employees were exposed to falling to the ground through inadequately guarded window openings that had no toprails and the sills were only 31.5 inches high and the height and width of the window openings were approximately 80 inches and 40 inches respectively.  The employees were exposed to potential falls ranging from 20 ft. to 50 ft. to the ground below; on or about 2/22/16.    b) Employees were not protected from falling while walking/working near elevator shafts that were not guarded and others shafts had a plywood board (not secured) with gaps in excess of 18 inches on the sides.  Shafts had a height of approximately 10 ft. and a width of approximately 5ft.  The employees were exposed to potential falls ranging from 20 ft. to 70 ft. to the ground below; on or about 2/22/16.

Issued

Aug 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $8,730 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15): Each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 meters) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:    Location: 520 Belleville Ave, Belleville, NJ.    a) Employees were observed walking/working on top of a dumpster, at the edge, without any means of fall protection, thereby exposing them to a fall hazard of approximately 8 ft. to the ground below; on or about 2/26/16.

Issued

Aug 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $12,471

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3): All covers were not secured when installed so as to prevent accidental displacement by the wind, equipment, or employees.    Location: 520 Belleville Ave, Belleville, NJ.    a) Employer did not secure hole covers at the job site to prevent accidental displacement; on or about 2/26/16.

Issued

Aug 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4): All covers were not color coded or marked with the word "HOLE" or "COVER" to provide warning of the hazard.    Location: 520 Belleville Ave, Belleville, NJ.    a) Employer did not mark hole covers with the word "hole" or "cover" at the job site to warn employees of the hazard; on or about 2/26/16.

Issued

Aug 19, 2016

Abate by

Jun 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,236 · Current $12,471

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.      Location: 520 Belleville Ave, Belleville, NJ.      a) Employees were observed walking/working on top of a dumpster, at the edge, without any means of fall protection.  These employees did not have fall protection training; on or about 2/26/16.

Issued

Aug 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,482 · Current $12,471

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairways or ladders were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more.    Location: 520 Belleville Ave, Belleville, NJ.    a)  Employer did not provide a stairway or ladder at an access point that had a height of greater than 19 inches; on or about 2/26/16.

Issued

Aug 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $87,296 · Current $40,761 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes.    Location: 520 Belleville Ave, Belleville, NJ.    a) Employees working on the 3rd Floor were not protected from falling through floor holes by covers or any type of fall protection.  Employees were exposed to a potential fall hazard of approximately 10 ft. to the concrete floor below; on or about 2/26/16.

Issued

Aug 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours.    Location: 520 Belleville Ave., Belleville, NJ    a) Employer did not provide copies of the OSHA Injury & Illness Recordkeeping Forms (300, 300A & 301) for the last 3 years as requested via e-mail; on or about 5/12/16.