OSHA Inspection: BLACKSTONE GROUP, LLC

Issued

2018-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9959.00 · Current $3186.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration, or repairs,  debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures.    Location: 315 S. Harrison St., E. Orange, NJ.    a) Employer had materials and/or construction debris at the edge of the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th floors thereby exposing employees to struck by hazards from flying objects and/or debris generated from the construction site; on or about 12/19/17 & 12/26/17.

Issued

2018-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7114.00 · Current $2276.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.303(b)(1): Grinding machines were not equipped with safety guards in conformance with the requirements of ANSI B7.1-1970, Safety Code for the Use, Care, and Protection of abrasive wheels, and paragraph (d) of this section.      Location: 315 S. Harrison Ave., E. Orange, NJ.    a) An employees was exposed to amputations and other hazardous conditions when utilizing an angle grinder that had an abrasive wheel attached while not being equipped with the hand tool's protective guards; on or about 12/26/17.

Issued

2018-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7114.00 · Current $2276.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(E): Lamps used in temporary wiring for general illumination were not protected from accidental contact or breakage.    Location: 315 S. Harrison Ave., E. Orange, NJ.    a) Employer did not protect temporary lighting from accidental contact or breakage.  Some temporary lighting had open cages and others lacked cages completely; on or about 12/26/17.

Issued

2018-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8536.00 · Current $2732.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports.    Location: 315 S. Harrison St., E. Orange, NJ.      a) Employee was working from a tubular welded frame scaffold that had 2 planks on the working level.  The employees was exposed to a fall hazard of up to approximately 6 ft. to the deck below; on or about 12/21/17.

Issued

2018-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5691.00 · Current $1820.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(23): Personal fall arrest systems were attached to guardrail systems or to hoists.    Location: 315 S. Harrison Ave., East Orange, NJ.    a) Employees utilized a FAS and the lanyards were attached to the guardrail system; on or about 1/25/18.

Issued

2018-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7114.00 · Current $2276.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3): All covers were not secured when installed so as to prevent accidental displacement by the wind, equipment, or employees.    Location: 315 S. Harrison St., E. Orange, NJ.      a) Employer did not secure the hole covers as required.  Employees were exposed to safety hazards, such as, but not limited to tripping and falls; on or about 12/26/17.

Issued

2018-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7114.00 · Current $2276.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4): All covers were not color coded or marked with the word "HOLE" or "COVER" to provide warning of the hazard.    Location: 315 S. Harrison St., East Orange, NJ.     a) Employer did not mark hole covers with the word "HOLE" or "COVER" as required.  Employees were exposed to safety hazards, such as, but not limited to tripping and falls; on or about 12/26/17.

Issued

2018-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8536.00 · Current $2732.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(j)(1): Toeboards were not erected along the edge of the overhead walking/working surface for a distance sufficient to protect employees below.    Location: 315 S. Harrison St., E. Orange, NJ.    a) Employer was framing near the edge of the 7th floor/slab and did not provide toeboards for the guardrail systems that was erected at the unprotected edges thereby exposing employees walking/working below to overhead/struck by hazards from falling objects; on or about 1/25/18.

Issued

2018-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $99589.00 · Current $32516.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    Location: 315 S. Harrison St., East Orange, NJ.    Employees were observed working and/or walking near unprotected edges when:    a Employees were observed working and/or walking at an unprotected edge at the 8th floor/deck of the construction site.  One worker had a harness and lanyard but was not tied off.  The employees were exposed to a potential fall hazard of approximately 80 ft. to the ground below; on or about 12/19/17.    b An employee was observed collecting wood on the 6th floor at an unprotected edge thereby exposing the worker to a potential fall of approximately 60 ft. to the ground below; on or about 12/19/17.    c.Employees were observed using a stairway that had a landing that was missing a guardrail system at the unprotected edges thereby exposing employees to a potential fall of 10 ft. to the ground below on or about 12/19/17.    d.An employee was observed using a ladder on the 1rst floor at or/and near an unprotected edge thereby exposing the worker to a potential fall hazard of approximately 15 ft. to the ground below; on or about 12/21/17.    e.Employees were observed working and/or walking near unprotected edges at the site and since sections of the guardrail system were missing at the 3rd floor the workers were exposed to a potential fall hazards of approximately 30 ft. to the ground below; on or about 12/21/17.     f Employees were observed working and/or walking near unprotected edges at the site and since sections of the guardrail system were missing at the 5th floor the workers were exposed to a potential fall hazards of approximately 50 ft. to the ground below; on or about 12/21/17.    g. Employees were observed working and/or walking near unprotected edges at the site and since sections of the guardrail system were missing at the 6th floor the workers were exposed to a potential fall hazards of approximately 60 ft. to the ground below; on or about 12/21/17.     h. An employees was observed installing guardrail on the 2nd floor of the construction site without a Fall Arrest System.  The employee was exposed to a potential fall hazards of approximately 15 ft. to the ground below; on or about 12/26/17.

Issued

2018-05-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1423.00 · Current $455.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): 29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent) was not completed in the detail required by the regulation.    Location:  315 S. Harrison St., East Orange, NJ.    a) OSHA form 300, Section (F) not recorded properly, the injury and part(s) of the body were not described.  The employer wrote "Fall from Scaffold"; on or about 12/1/2017.

Issued

2018-05-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1423.00 · Current $455.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(a): The employer did not provide an authorized government representative the records within the four business hours.    Location: 315 S. Harrison St., East Orange, NJ    a) Employer did not provide copies of the OSHA Injury & Illness Recordkeeping Forms (300, 300A & 301) for the last 3 years as requested via e-mail; on or about 2/15/18.