OSHA Inspection: C.R.P. CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2018-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3326.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): Employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites.    a.) 2344 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, NJ      Employees engaged in construction activities utilized extension cords that were not protected by a ground fault circuit interrupters, which exposed them to electrical hazards, on or about 05/30/2018

Issued

2018-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3326.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:    a.) 2344 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, NJ    Employees engaged in construction activities utilized portable hand tools that were energized by frayed and worn extension cords exposing them to electrical hazards, on or about 05/30/2018.

Issued

2018-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii)    a.) 2344 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, NJ      Employees engaged in construction activities were exposed to fall hazards approximately 24ft. to the ground below while working from a supported scaffold platform that was not fully planked, on or about 05/30/2018.

Issued

2018-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.    a.) 2344 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, NJ      Employees engaged in construction activities accessed a supported frame scaffold platform by climbing the cross braces, which exposed them to fall hazards approximately 24ft. to the next lowest level, on or about 05/30/2018.

Issued

2018-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    a.) 2344 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, NJ    Employees were engaged in construction activities from a supported scaffold without utilizing any means of a personal fall arrest system, exposing them to a fall hazard approximately 24ft. to the next lowest level, on or about 05/30/2018.

Issued

2018-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.      a.) 2344 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, NJ      Employees engaged in construction activities were exposed to an approximate 8ft. fall hazard when utilizing a ladder that only extended approximately 6 inches above the landing surface accessed, on or about 05/30/2018.

Issued

2018-07-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

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.) 2344 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, NJ      Employees engaged in construction activities utilized a ladder that had damaged rungs and side rails in order to access the upper level, which exposed employees to an approximate 8ft. fall hazard, on or about 05/30/2018.