OSHA Inspection: NOGUERA CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2019-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

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:    a. US Route 22 & Terrill Road ("Watchung Retail" construction site)  The employer did not ensure that tubular welded frame scaffolds were fully planked between the front uprights and aft guardrail supports on all working levels.  Employees engaged in masonry activities worked from tubular welded frame scaffolds that had planking on the brackets and was only partially planked between the front uprights and aft guardrail.   Violation observed on or about November 30, 2018

Issued

2019-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $2273.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  a. US Route 22 & Terrill Road ("Watchung Retail" construction site)  The employer did not ensure that scaffolds were erected with base plates for each frame.  Employees engaged in masonry activities worked from a tubular welded frame scaffolds that were missing base plates in several locations.   Violation observed November 30, 2018

Issued

2019-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vi): Each employee performing overhand bricklaying operations from a supported scaffold was not protected from falling from all open sides and ends of the scaffold (except at the side next to the wall being laid) by the use of a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity):   a. US Route 22 & Terrill Road ("Watchung Retail" construction site)  The employer did not ensure that scaffolds were erected with guardrails on all open sides and ends to protect employees from falls from the working level.  Employees engaged in overhand bricklaying activities worked from tubular welded frame scaffolds that did not have guardrails in any area of the working level.    Violation observed on or about November 30, 2018

Issued

2019-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $2273.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Tubular welded frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would have secured vertical members together laterally  a. US Route 22 & Terrill Road ("Watchung Retail" construction site)  The employer did not ensure scaffold frames were fully braced by cross braces.  Employees engaged in masonry activities worked from tubular welded frame scaffolds that were missing cross-bracing to secure the frames laterally.   Violation observed on or about November 30, 2018