OSHA Inspection: TIGER GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2016-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $3741.00

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 were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.   a) 18-20 Imlay Lane, Farmingdale, NJ:  On or about 10/18/2016 employees of Tiger General Construction LLC were installing shingles on the steep sloped roof of new construction two-story single family residences.  The employees were not using any form of fall protection and were thus exposed to fall hazards of greater than 22 feet from the roof's eves to the ground below.

Issued

2016-11-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-12-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who was exposed to fall hazards that enabled each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.   a) 18-20 Imlay Lane, Farmingdale, NJ:  On or about 10/18/2016 employees of Tiger General Construction LLC were installing shingles on the steep sloped roof of new construction two-story single family residences.  The employees were not using any form of fall protection.  The employer did not train each employee exposed to fall hazards to recognize the hazards and the procedures to minimize these hazards.  The employees were exposed to fall hazards of greater than 22 feet from the roof's eves to the ground below.

Issued

2016-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $2138.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:   a) 18-20 Imlay Lane, Farmingdale, NJ:  On or about 10/18/2016 employees of Tiger General Construction LLC were installing shingles on the steep sloped roof of new construction two-story single family residences.   The employees were using aluminum extension ladders to gain access to the roof.  The rails of the ladder did not extend 3 feet above the upper landing surface and the ladder was not secured to prevent displacement.

Issued

2016-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder:    a) 20 Imlay Lane, Farmingdale, NJ:  On or about 10/18/2016 employees of Tiger General Construction LLC were installing shingles on the steep sloped roof of new construction two-story single family residences.   The employees were using an aluminum extension ladder to gain access to the roof.  The ladder was  installed at angle that was much too shallow and did not meet the requirements of this standard.