JERSEY CITY, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: BACK BROOK MASONRY, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BACK BROOK MASONRY, LLC in 99 HUDSON ST, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07302 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 342695814.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BACK BROOK MASONRY, LLC
- Site address
- 99 HUDSON ST
- City
- JERSEY CITY
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07302
- Mailing
- 311 6TH AVE, ALPHA, NJ 08865
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238140
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B05 I
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,346 · Current $6,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(i): The end of a platform 10 feet or less in length, extended over its support more than 12 inches. Location: 99 Hudson St, Jersey City, NJ. a) Employees utilized a platform that was 10ft. or less and it extended over its support more than 12 inches. The employees placed CMU/materials at the cantilevered portion of the platform exposing employees to a potential platform collapse; on or about 10/3/17.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $6500
- — C (S) $4346
- — Z (S) $4346
1926.451 E09 IV
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,070 · Current $6,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(9)(iv): Cross braces on tubular welded frame scaffolds were used as a means of access or egress. Location: 99 Hudson St., Jersey City, NJ. a) An employee was observed using the cross braces of a tubular welded scaffold as means of access and/or egress; on or about 10/3/17.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $6500
- — C (S) $5070
- — Z (S) $5070
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,070 · Current $0 Reduced
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 meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section. Location: 99 Hudson St., Jersey City, NJ. a) Employees utilized the second level of a tubular welded scaffold that was not provided with a guardrail system and the employees had a harness on but their lanyards were not tied off thereby exposing the workers to a potential fall hazard of approximately 12 ft to the ground below; on or about 10/3/17.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $5070
- — Z (S) $5070
1926.451 H01
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,897 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1): In addition to wearing hardhats each employee on a scaffold was not provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, or guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects. When the falling objects are too large, heavy or massive to be contained or deflected by any of the above-listed measures, the employer did not place such potential falling objects away from the edge of the surface from which they could fall and shall secure those materials as necessary to prevent their falling. Location: 99 Hudson St., Jersey City, NJ. a) Employees wee erecting a CMU wall from the first level of a tubular welded scaffold that was not provided with toe-boars thereby exposing employees walking/working below to overhead/struck by hazards from falling objects; on or about 10/3/17.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $2897
- — Z (S) $2897
1926.701 B
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,070 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.701(b): Reinforcing steel. All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and into which employees could fall, shall be guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement. Location: 99 Hudson St., Jersey City, NJ a) Employees were exposed to an impalement hazard while working from the second level of a tubular welded scaffold. There was unprotected rebar below; on or about 10/3/17.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $5070
- — Z (S) $5070
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342695814.
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