OSHA Inspection: SILVA BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CARPENTRY, INC.

Issued

2019-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5001.00 · Current $2501.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):   Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.   a)  1 Fineran Way, Short Hills, NJ.     Employee was exposed to head injuries as no head protection was being worn when materials were being picked by a crane overhead and another worker was using a pneumatic coil nailer just overhead of the exposed worker.                                          Violation observed on or about 07/26/2019.

Issued

2019-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5001.00 · Current $2501.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):  Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical agents:  a)  1 Fineran Way, Short Hills, NJ.     Employee was exposed to penetrating eye injuries as a pneumatic Hitachi 3" Coil Nailer was being used by him without the worker using eye protection.                                          Violation observed on or about 07/22/2019.

Issued

2019-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3334.00 · Current $1667.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.251(c)(9):   Slings were not padded or protected from the sharp edges of their loads:  a)  1 Fineran Way, Short Hills, NJ.     Employees were exposed to struck by hazards from falling material in the event of wire rope failure given that wire rope slings were not padded or protected from the sharp edges of the bundle of flooring material.                                          Violation observed on or about 07/26/2019.

Issued

2019-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3334.00 · Current $1667.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a):   Stairways or ladders were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, and no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:  a)  1 Fineran Way, Short Hills, NJ.  Employees involved in framing were exposed to falls of up to 11'7" to the floor below as the employees were not using a ladder to access areas between floors and to access one floor to another but were climbing the framing.                                                                              Violation observed on or about 07/26/2019.

Issued

2019-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2501.00 · Current $1251.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1419(h):   More than one person gave signals to a crane/derrick operator at a time:   a)  1 Fineran Way, Short Hills, NJ.     Employees were exposed to struck by hazards during load hoisting operations of floor panels as multiple people were giving hand signals to the crane operator at one time.                                          Violation observed on or about 07/26/2019.

Issued

2019-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3334.00 · Current $1667.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1425(e)(2):   Employees not essential to the operation were permitted in the fall zone:  NOTE:  Per 29 CFR 1926.1401, fall zone means the area (including but not limited to the area directly beneath the load) in which it is reasonably foreseeable that partially or completely suspended materials could fall in the event of an accident.   a)  1 Fineran Way, Short Hills, NJ.     Employees were exposed to struck by hazards during load hoisting operations of floor panels as multiple employees not essential to the operation were permitted in the fall zone.                                          Violation observed on or about 07/26/2019.

Issued

2019-12-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2501.00 · Current $1251.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1428(a):   The employer of the signal person did not ensure that each signal person met the Qualifications Requirements (paragraph (c) of this section) prior to giving any signals:  a)  1 Fineran Way, Short Hills, NJ and at the Corporate Offices at 239 Progress Street, Riverside, NJ.     The employer permitted employees to perform signal person activities while the crane was hoisting floor panels without ensuring the workers met the qualification requirements.                                          Violation observed on or about 07/26/2019.

Issued

2019-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11669.00 · Current $5835.00 Reduced

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)  1 Fineran Way, Short Hills, NJ.      Employees were exposed to falls of 17 to 30 feet off the parking garage's deck to the ground below as no methods of fall protection were being used.                                          Violation observed on or about 07/22/2019.  b)  1 Fineran Way, Short Hills, NJ.  Employees were exposed to falls of 11 to over 23 feet to the lower floors of the building as no methods of fall protection were being used.                                                  Violation observed on or about 07/26/2019.     Silva Brothers Construction Carpentry, Inc. was previously cited for a 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 1138034, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 09/07/2016, with respect to a workplace located at 425 Inman Avenue, Building 8, Colonia, NJ.