OSHA Inspection: JOHN PREVETE FRAMING, LLC

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,805 · Current $1,410 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.850(a): An engineering survey was not performed by a competent person to determine the conditions of the framing floors and walls and the possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations:    a) Two-Story Single Family Home: Employees were engaged in the demolition of a two-story frame family home. The employer did not ensure that an engineering survey was conducted by a competent person prior to allowing employees to perform demolition work, thus exposing employees to a struck by hazard, on or about 9/30/17 and 10/2/17.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,147 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:    a) Two-Story Single Family Home (Exterior): An employee engaged in demolition work was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately four feet above the ground surface when using an A frame step ladder in the folded and leaning position, on or about 10/02/17.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,147 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(1)(ii): The employer did not use engineering controls and work practices in all operations covered by 29 CFR 1926.1101, regardless of the levels of exposure, in the form of wet methods or wetting agents to control employee exposures during asbestos handling, mixing, removal, cutting, application and cleanup:    a) Two-Story Single Family Home: Employees engaged in demolition work were removing building material from a debris pile, that contained asbestos-containing plaster wall material, without using wet methods, thus exposing employees to asbestos, on or about 10/2/17.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,147 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(i)(1): The employer did not provide and require the use of protective clothing, such as coveralls or similar whole-body clothing, head coverings, gloves, and foot coverings for employee, for which a required negative exposure assessment was not produced:    a) Two-Story Single Family Home: Employees engaged in demolition work were removing building material debris, consisting of asbestos-containing plaster wall material. The employer did not provide protective clothing to affected employees, in lieu of a negative exposure assessment, on or about 10/2/17.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,147 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(3)(i): Before work in areas containing ACM or PACM is begun; employer(s) did not identify the presence, location and quantity of ACM and/or PACM therein pursuant to paragraph (k)(1) of this section:    a) Two-Story Single Family Home: Employees engaged in demolition work were removing building material from a debris pile, that consisted of asbestos-containing plaster wall material. Prior to employees conducting demolition work, the employer did not identify the presence, location and quantity of asbestos containing material, thus exposing employees to asbestos fibers, on or about 10/2/17.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,147 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(i): The employer did not ensure participation in the asbestos training program by each employee who was likely to be exposed to asbestos in excess of the permissible exposure limit (PEL), or for each employee engaged in Class I through Class IV asbestos operations:    a) Two-Story Single Family Home: Employees engaged in demolition work were removing building material from a debris pile, that consisted of asbestos-containing plaster wall material. The employer did not ensure that employees conducting Class IV operations were included in an asbestos training program, on or about 10/2/17.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,147 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 9020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1101(l)(2): Asbestos waste, scrap, debris, bags, containers, equipment, and contaminated clothing consigned for disposal was not collected and disposed of in sealed, labeled, impermeable bags or other closed, labeled, impermeable containers:    a) Two-Story Single Family Home: Employees engaged in demolition work were removing building material debris, consisting of asbestos-containing plaster wall material. The employer did not ensure that employees disposed asbestos containing material (plaster) in labeled, impermeable bags or other closed, labeled, impermeable containers, on or about 10/2/17.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $128,047 · Current $14,250 Reduced

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):    a) Two-Story Single Family Home: An employee engaged in demolition activities was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet without fall protection, on or about 10/2/17.    John Prevete Framing 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 1173047, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on January 27, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 600 Lackawanna Avenue, Woodland Park, NJ.    John Prevete Framing 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 908069, citation number 1, item number 4, and was affirmed as a final order on September 16, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 1106 Ocean Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ.    John Prevete Framing 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 1252930, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on October 20, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 6 Gunthers View,Towaco, NJ.

Issued

Mar 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $25,609 · Current $2,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:    a) Two-Story Single Family Home: An employee engaged in demolition work was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately six feet above the ground surface while performing work on the top step of an A frame step ladder, on or about 10/02/17.    b) Two-Story Single Family Home: An employee engaged in demolition work was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately four feet above the ground surface while performing work on the top step of an A frame step ladder, on or about 10/02/17.    John Prevete Framing, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.1053(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1211076, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on August 14, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 263 Rt. 46 West, Wayne, New Jersey.