OSHA Inspection: GIANT BUILDERS, INC.

Issued

Mar 1, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $5,691

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level:  a - 2 & 4 Sablow Drive, Lakewood NJ: Company worksite employees were exposed to fall hazards when utilizing an aluminum extension ladder whose side rails were not set on stable or level surfaces and were visibly sinking into the ground beneath them.  Condition observed on or about 02/05/18  NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Mar 1, 2018

Abate by

Mar 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $5,691

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired:  a- 2 & $ Sablow Drive, Lakewood NJ: Company worksite employees were exposed to fall hazards when utilizing an aluminum extension ladder that contained visibly bent rungs and was missing its pull rope used to extend and lower the ladder's fly section. Condition observed on or about 02/05/18  NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Mar 1, 2018

Abate by

Mar 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $5,691

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(21): Employees were not grasping the ladder with at least one hand when progressing up and/or down the ladder:  a - 2 & 4 Sablow Drive, Lakewood NJ: A company worksite employee was exposed to fall hazards when not having at least one hand grasping the ladder as they were progressing up the ladder.  At the time of the exposure, this employee was carrying tools and equipment with his one arm and hand therefore preventing him from always maintaining three points of contact when progressing up the ladder. Condition observed on or about 02/05/18.  NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Mar 1, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $5,691

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  a - 2 & 4 Sablow Drive, Lakewood NJ: Company worksite employees were exposed to fall hazards when using an aluminum extension ladder that contained missing and visibly damaged components and was not set on a stable surface. At the time of the worksite inspection, these employees had not received any ladder hazard recognition training or training on procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  Noted on or about 02/05/18.   NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Mar 1, 2018

Abate by

Mar 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $28,455 · Current $28,455

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 - 2 & 4 Sablow Drive, Lakewood NJ: Company worksite employees were exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 22 feet to the ground surface below, when walking/working from a pitched roof of a residential structure while wearing full body harnesses with no lanyards attached to them and an anchor point.  These condition were noted on or about 02/05/18.    Giant Builders, Inc. was previously cited for a Repeat violation of this Occupational Safety & Health Standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 1258354, Citation Number 2, Item Number 1 and was confirmed as a final order on 12/01/18, with respect to a workplace located at 67 West Street, Spring Valley NY.    NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.