OSHA Inspection: A-OMEGA CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Oct 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii):  Splices. Flexible cords shall be used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap. Hard service flexible cords No. 12 or larger may be repaired if spliced so that the splice retains the insulation, outer sheath properties, and usage characteristics of the cord being spliced.  A) 325 Chestnut St, Union, NJ:  Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap on extension cord being used with hand power tools.  Condition observed on or about May 31, 2019.

Issued

Oct 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

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:   A) 325 Chestnut St, Union, NJ 07022: Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as required.  Condition observed on or about May 31, 2019

Issued

Oct 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:  A) 325 Chestnut St, Union, NJ 07022: Scaffold platform more than 2 feet above or below point of access, was not provided with a ladder or direct access from another structure or other equivalent safe access during use.   Condition observed on or about May 31, 2019

Issued

Oct 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms before being released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews:  A) 325 Chestnut St, Union, NJ 07022: Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of walking/working platforms.  Condition observed on or about May 31, 2019

Issued

Oct 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(w)(2): Scaffold casters and wheels shall be locked with positive wheel and/or wheel and swivel locks, or equivalent means, to prevent movement of the scaffold while the scaffold is used in a stationary manner.  A)  325 Chestnut St, Union, NJ: Scaffold casters and wheels were not locked with positive wheel and/or wheel and swivel locks, or equivalent means, to prevent movement of the scaffold while the scaffold is used in a stationary manner.  Condition observed on or about May 31, 2019.

Issued

Oct 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $53,039 · Current $53,039

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  A) 325 Chestnut St, Union, NJ 07022: Employee on a walking/working surface having an unprotected side or edge which is six feet or more above a lower level were not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.  Condition observed on or about May 31, 2019.