OSHA Inspection: ARISTOCRAT GENERAL SERVICES

Issued

Sep 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $11,156 · Current $11,156

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.   Location: 200 Boyden Ave Maplewood, NJ 07040   a)2 Employees were exposed to a fall from elevation to lower surface hazard on the second tier scaffold, from a height over 6ft, hazard occurred on or about 6/26/17.    The Aristocrat General Services was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.451, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1142646 citation number 1 item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 06/10/2016, with respect to a workplace located at an elevator tower in Hamilton, NJ .

Issued

Sep 7, 2017

Penalty

Initial $13,943 · Current $13,943

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   Location: 200 Boyden Ave Maplewood, NJ  a) employees exposed to fall hazards of over 11 feet, operating on 2 tier scaffold without proper guardrails installed on each side on or about 6/26/17   The Aristocrat General Services was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.451(g)(1)(vii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1142646 citation number 1 item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 06/10/2016, with respect to a workplace located at an elevator tower in Hamilton, NJ .

Issued

Sep 7, 2017

Abate by

Sep 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer shall have each employee who performs 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. The training shall include fall hazards.  Location:  200 Boyden Ave Maplewood, NJ 07040  a) Employees were exposed to the improper use of equipment due to inadequate safety and health training programs on or around 6/26/17.