OSHA Inspection: LUIS LOJA

Issued

Jan 24, 2020

Abate by

Jan 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $2,313

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)  East side of building; 26 South Main Street, Medford, NJ:  Employees exposed to head injuries while installing shingles for the two roof overhangs on the east side of the building at approximately 10 feet and 20 feet above ground level; employees were susceptible to impact-type head injuries while handling tools and shingling materials, bending and leaning around or between scaffolding members and from slips and falls, on or about 07/29/2019.   NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jan 24, 2020

Abate by

Jan 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $2,892

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilivered end:  a)  Northern most platform, East side of building; 26 South Main Street, Medford, NJ: The south end of the platform extended approximately 5 feet over its support and the north end of the platform extended approximately 4 feet over its support, on or about 07/29/2019;  b) Southern most platform, East side of building; 26 South Main Street, Medford, NJ: The south end of the platform extended approximately 2+ feet over its support and the north end of the platform extended approximately 7 feet over its support, on or about 07/29/2019.   NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jan 24, 2020

Abate by

Jan 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $2,892

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) East side of building; 26 South Main Street, Medford, NJ: Employees did not have a proper means of accessing the ladder jack scaffold platforms approximately 10+ feet above ground level; employees climbed around or over the Green Bull 12' wide x 24 ' long scaffold platforms supported ladder jack brackets, on or about 07/29/2019.  NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jan 24, 2020

Abate by

Jan 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level:  a)  Northeast corner of building, 26 S Main St, Medford, east side of bldg: An employee without any fall protection, approximately 11 feet above ground level and working from the exterior of the scissor lift with AMERICAN EQUIPMENT painted on the outside structural member for the platform, was either sitting on the top rail or standing on the mid-rail, while installing flashing or shingles, on or about 07/29/2019.  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

Jan 24, 2020

Abate by

Jan 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:  a)    26 S Main St, Medford, east side of bldg: Employees without a personal fall arrest system or any other means of fall protection, were working from two ladder jack scaffold platforms at heights greater than 10' and up to approximately 11' above the sidewalk, while installing shingles on the approximately 3'2" deep overhang running the length of the front of the building, on or about 07/259/2019;  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

Jan 24, 2020

Abate by

Jan 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

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)  East side of building; 26 South Main Street, Medford, NJ: An employee without any fall protection was re-shingling the  approximate 8:12 pitched roof overhang, approximately 10 feet above ground level, on or about 07/29/2019.  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.