OSHA Inspection: NAVY CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

May 17, 2019

Abate by

May 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,834 · Current $5,834

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): Frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment to be conducted by a competent person designated by the employer was not provided by the employer who was responsible to initiate and maintain an accident prevention program:  a- 135 Garden Hills, Lakewood NJ: A competent person did not conduct frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite.  Employees on this site were exposed to hazards including, but not limited to fall and struck by hazards.  Condition noted on or about 01/30/19.  NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 17, 2019

Abate by

May 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,834 · Current $5,834

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a- 135 Garden Hills, Lakewood NJ: Company worksite employees, who were not wearing head protection, were exposed to head injuries when walking and working beneath unsecured materials and equipment set on the pitched roof of a residential structure.  Condition observed on or about 01/30/19.   NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 17, 2019

Abate by

Jun 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,168 · Current $4,168

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii)  a- 135 Garden Hills, Lakewood NJ: An employee was exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 24 feet to the ground surface below, when walking/working from a residential structure's pitched roof without the use of fall protection.  Condition observed on or about 01/30/19.   NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 17, 2019

Abate by

Jun 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,168 · Current $4,168

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  a- 135 Garden Hills, Lakewood NJ: Company worksite workers were exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 24 feet to the ground surface below, when using a portable aluminum extension ladder that contained visibly damaged rungs, was unsecured, set on an unstable surface, and whose side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface being accessed.  Condition observed on or about 01/30/19.   NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 17, 2019

Abate by

May 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $29,172 · Current $29,172

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor was an alternative fall protection measure provided:  a- 135 Garden Hills, Lakewood NJ: An employee was exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 24 feet to the ground surface below, when walking/working from a residential structure's pitched roof without the use of fall protection.  Condition observed on or about 01/30/19.   Navy Contractors, Inc. was previously cited for a Repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1343908, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/03/18, with respect to a workplace located at Forge Mill, Florence NJ.  NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 17, 2019

Abate by

May 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,669 · Current $11,669

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- 135 Garden Hills, Lakewood NJ: An employee was exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 24 feet to the ground surface below, when using an unsecured, portable aluminum extension ladder whose side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface being accessed.  Condition observed on or about 01/30/19.   Navy Contractor's Inc. was previously cited for a Serious violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1334250, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/23/18, with respect to a workplace located at 1509 East Livingston Street, Allentown PA.  NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 17, 2019

Abate by

May 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,669 · Current $11,669

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level:  a- 135 Garden Hills, Lakewood NJ: An employee was exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 24 feet to the ground surface below, when using an unsecured, portable aluminum extension ladder that was set on a surface that was not stable.  Condition observed on or about 01/30/19.   Navy Contractors, Inc. was previously ciited for a Serious violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1300288, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 06/08/18, with respect to a workplace located at 62 & 64 Wadsworth Avenue, Lakewood NJ.  NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 17, 2019

Abate by

May 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,669 · Current $11,669

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- 135 Garden Hills, Lakewood NJ: An employee was exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 24 feet to the ground surface below, when accessing and egressing the pitched roof of a residential structure using a portable aluminum extension ladder containing visibly bent rungs.  Condition observed on or about 01/30/19.   Navy Contractors, Inc. was previously cited for a Serious violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1313502, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/04/18, with respect to a workplace located at 114 Quarterhorse Court, Marlton NJ.  NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.