OSHA Inspection: FRAME Q LLC

Issued

2017-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2390.00 · Current $2390.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.    a) Garage level: Employee was exposed to head injury while engaged in framing activity from the garage level working under other employees, without wearing a protective helmet, on or about 4/7/17

Issued

2017-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4183.00 · Current $4183.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge:  a) Front Stairway: Employees were exposed to an approximately 9 feet fall while accessing the 1st floor framing deck level using a concrete stairway without any handrail, on or about 4/3/17.

Issued

2017-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $19919.00 · Current $19919.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition when it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact.   Each employee engaged in framing work using tools, including but not limited to, a circular electric saw, an electric drill, a pneumatic nail gun and a hammer is not protected from eye injury by the use of eye protection.     Frame Q does not ensure the use of eye protection while doing framing work using tools including but not limited to, a circular electric saw, an electric drill, a pneumatic nail gun and a hammer. This violation was most recently observed at 2475 6th St., Fort Lee NJ on the 1st floor deck level - front where four employees were not wearing any eye protection while engaged in framing activities using tools including but not limited to, a circular electric saw, an electric drill, a pneumatic nail gun and a hammer, on or about 4/3/17. To abate this violation the employer must ensure that its employees performing framing work are protected from eye injury and that no employee is allowed to be exposed to eye injuries without wearing proper eye protection.   Pursuant to 29 CFR  1903.19, Frame Q must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including a description of how these steps protect its employees from eye injury.      Frame Q LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.95(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 979064, citation number 01, item number 01 and was affirmed as a final order on 7/22/14,  with respect to a workplace located at 18 Skyline Dr., Englewood Cliffs NJ.

Issued

2017-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $126749.00 · Current $126749.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) 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, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):    Each employee engaged in framing activities with unprotected sides and edges, is not protected from falling by the use of a ll protection system.  Frame Q does not ensure the use of fall protection while doing framing work. This violation was most recently observed at 2475 6th St., Fort Lee NJ., on the 1st floor deck level - front where three employees were not protected from an approximately 9 foot fall to the ground on or about 4/3/17. To abate this violation the employer must ensure that its employees performing framing work are protected from falls and that no employees is allowed to be exposed to a fall hazard of 6 foot or more without adequate fall protection.   Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19,  Frame Q must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including a description of how these steps protect its employees form fall hazards.      Frame Q LLC was previously cited REPEAT for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 979064, citation number 02, item number 01 and was affirmed as a final order on 7/22/14, with respect to a workplace located at 18 Skyline Dr., Englewood Cliffs NJ.