OSHA Inspection: DEMZA MASONRY, LLC

Issued

2017-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $12000.00

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: 163 Bloomfield Ave., Verona NJ.    a) Employees were observed using the third level's side bracket of a tubular welded scaffold that was not provided with a guardrail system and the employees did not have a PFAS thereby exposing the workers to a potential fall hazard of approximately 21 ft to the ground below; on or about 11/9/17.

Issued

2017-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(2): The employer did not provide fall protection for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds.    Location: 163 Bloomfield Ave., Verona NJ.    a) Employees were observed using the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth level of a tubular welded scaffold while engaged in dismantling operations thereby exposing employees to a potential fall hazard of up to 48 ft. to the ground below.  The employees on the second level were stationary (i.e., they were receiving wood planks); the component person did not determine if fall protection was feasible; on or about 11/9/17.

Issued

2017-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage points used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not  independent of any anchorage point being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee.      Location: 163 Bloomfield Ave., Verona, NJ.     a) An employee was not provided with an anchorage point capable of supporting at least 5,000 lbs. while dismantling a tubular welded scaffold.  The employee tied off to the scaffold components and the employer did not provide evidence that the scaffold components were able to support at least 5,000 lbs.  The employee was exposed to a potential fall of to approximately 40 ft. to the ground below; on or about 11/9/17.

Issued

2017-12-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(8): Direct access to or from another surface was used when the scaffold was more than 14 inches (36 cm) horizontally and/or 24 inches (61 cm) vertically from the other surface:    Location: 163 Bloomfield Ave., Verona, NJ.    a) Employees were observed using the cross braces of a tubular welded scaffold as means of access and/or egress and then jumped over to a window opening whose horizontal and vertical distances from the scaffold were greater than 14 and 24 inches respectively.  Employees were exposed to a potential fall hazard of approximately 18 ft. to the ground below; on or about 11/9/17.