OSHA Inspection: SOARES BUILDERS, INC.

Issued

Jun 26, 2018

Abate by

Oct 24, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,268 · Current $4,750

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.) 98 Ridge Rd., Oak Ridge (Jefferson Twp.), NJ    Employees engaged in construction activities were exposed to fall hazards approximately 15ft. to the ground below while performing framing operations from a wooden form scaffold's platform that was not fully planked, on or about 06/20/2018.

Issued

Jun 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,268 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.      a.) 98 Ridge Rd., Oak Ridge (Jefferson Twp.), NJ    Employees were engaged in framing activities from a wooden form scaffold without utilizing any means of a personal fall arrest system, exposing them to a fall hazard approximately 15ft. to the ground below, on or about 06/20/2018.

Issued

Jun 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $4,268 · Current $0 Reduced

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.) 98 Ridge Rd., Oak Ridge (Jefferson Twp.), NJ    Employees without fall protection were exposed to an approximate 12 foot fall hazard while engaged in framing activities from the 2nd floor of a residential home, on or about 06/20/2018.

Issued

Jun 26, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,049 · Current $4,750

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    a.) 98 Ridge Rd., Oak Ridge (Jefferson Twp.), NJ    Employees engaged in construction activities were exposed to an approximate 12ft. fall hazard when utilizing an extension ladder that was only extended approximately 18 inches above the landing surface accessed, on or about 06/20/2018.