OSHA Inspection: THE FINEST CONSTRUCTION, LLC.

Issued

Jun 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,585 · Current $2,510 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):   Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:   A) Exterior Front, On the ladder and the ground: - An employee was exposed to head injuries while working below masonry activities. The employee was not protected by a hard hat or protective helmet, on or about March 20th, 2017.   B) Exterior Side of the house, On the ladder and the ground: - An employee was exposed to head injuries while working below masonry activities. The employee was not protected by a hard hat or protective helmet, on or about March 20th, 2017.

Issued

Jun 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,183 · Current $2,928 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Cross braces were used as a means of access.    A) Exterior on Scaffold / Front of the house - An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 feet while working on a ladder jack scaffold that was not provided with safe access/egress on to and off of it, on or about March 20th, 2017.

Issued

Jun 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,183 · Current $2,928 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) Exterior, Front of house: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 17 feet while using an extension ladder that was not extended at least 3 feet over the landing that they were accessing, on or about March 20th, 2017.

Issued

Jun 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,366 · Current $5,856 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):   Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.   A) Exterior on Scaffold / Left side of house - Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 and 25 feet while working on ladder jack scaffolds that were not protected by a complete guardrail system or any other means of fall protection in place, on or about March 20th, 2017.   The Finest Construction, LLC. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 732941, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on December 12, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 1538 River Road in Fort Lee, NJ.