OSHA Inspection: MARCO ALARCON

Issued

2019-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1847.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(b)(8): (8) Ladders are used only for the purposes for which they were designed;   a) 106 Van Riper Ln, Woodcliff Lakes, NJ/Rear: An A-Frame Ladder was used in the closed position to access a roof in order to perform gutter cleaning work, on or about 12/22/2018.

Issued

2019-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2586.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(7)(i): The employer did not ensure the stability of the ladder to prevent accidental displacement.  a) 106 Van Riper Ln, Woodcliff Lakes, NJ/Rear: An extension ladder was not secured to prevent displacement. On 12/22/2018, an employee fell approximately 10 feet from an unsecured ladder and sustained a head injury.

Issued

2019-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1847.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i): The employer did not ensure each employee was protected from falling through any hole (including skylights) that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level by one or more of the following: covers, guardrail systems, travel restraint systems, or personal fall arrest systems.   a) 106 Van Riper Ln, Woodcliff Lakes, NJ/Rear: An employee engaged in gutter cleaning activities on a 6/12 pitched roof was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet while working next to an unprotected skylight without the utilization of a personal fall arrest system, on or about 12/02/2018.

Issued

2019-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2586.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(a)(3): In that an employee had not been trained in the nature and recognition of fall hazards in the work area; the procedures to minimize those fall hazards; the correct procedures for installing, inspecting, operating, maintaining, and disassembling the personal fall protection systems that the employee uses; the correct use of personal fall protection systems and equipment.        a) 106 Van Riper Ln, Woodcliff Lakes, NJ/Rear: The employer did not ensure that an employee was trained to recognize the hazards related to using, installing an extension ladder to access a 6/12 pitched roof 10 feet above the ground, on or about 12/22/2018.      b) 106 Van Riper Ln, Woodcliff Lakes, NJ/Rear: The employer did not ensure that an employee was trained to recognize the hazards related to using, installing an extension ladder to access a 6/12 pitched roof 10 feet above the ground, on or about 12/02/2018.

Issued

2019-04-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2586.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:  a) 106 Van Riper Ln, Woodcliff Lakes, NJ/Rear: The employer did not ensure that a personal fall arrest system was in use to prevent a employee from falling approximately 10 feet from a 6/12 sloped roof while performing gutter cleaning, on or about 12/22/2018.   b) 106 Van Riper Ln, Woodcliff Lakes, NJ/Rear: The employer did not ensure that a personal fall arrest system was in use to prevent a employee from falling approximately 20 feet from a 6/12 sloped roof while performing gutter cleaning, on or about 12/02/2018.