OSHA Inspection: NAVY CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

Dec 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,049 · Current $3,049

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:  Instance a) Nast Road, Building #48, Morristown, NJ.  Employee was exposed to falls of 18' 9" from the 40' portable aluminum extension ladder used to access upper levels given that the ladder's side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the roof being accessed.                                     Violation observed on or about 07/05/2018.

Issued

Dec 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $28,454 · Current $28,454

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):   Instance a)  Nast Road, Building #48, Morristown, NJ.  An employee was exposed to falls of 18'9" from the roof sheathing on the 4 in 12 sloped roof to the ground below as no methods of fall protection were being used.                                      Violation observed on or about 07/05/2018.

Issued

Dec 28, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,098 · Current $6,098

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in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.  Instance a) Nast Road, Building #48, Morristown, NJ.  Employee was exposed to falls from the 40' portable aluminum extension ladder used to access upper levels given that the ladder was not withdrawn from service or marked as defective as rails were bent, a rung was bent and a rung and ladder feet were missing.                                   Violation observed on or about 07/05/2018.   Navy Contractors, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.1053(b)(16), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1300288, citation number 1, item number 3, and was affirmed as a final order on June 6, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at 62 & 64 Wadsworth Avenue, Lakewood, NJ.