OSHA Inspection: EAST CEDARS TREAT, LLC.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3031.00 · Current $1516.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.100(a):   Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  a)  346 East Cedar Street, Northwest Stair Tower, Livingston, NJ.  Masonry worker was exposed to head injury from falling concrete blocks as no head protection was worn.                                   Violation observed on or about 07/31/2019.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4546.00 · Current $2273.00 Reduced

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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 as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii)  a)  346 East Cedar Street, Northwest and Northeast Stair Towers, Livingston, NJ.  Masonry workers were exposed to falls of 6 feet to the wood platform below as the scaffold platform was not fully planked between the front uprights and guardrail supports.                                         Violation observed on or about 07/31/2019.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1137.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2):   Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:  a)  346 East Cedar Street, Northwest and Northeast Stair Towers, Livingston, NJ.  Fabricated frame scaffolding leg posts did not bear on base plates which can lead to scaffold pole damage and possible shifting or collapse of the scaffold.                                          Violation observed on or about 07/31/2019.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1137.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3):   Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:  a)  346 East Cedar Street, Scaffolds in the Northwest and Northeast Stair Towers, Livingston, NJ.  Masonry workers using the fabricated frame scaffolding were exposed to injuries as a competent person had not inspected the scaffold for hazards such as lack of baseplates and guardrails.                                           Violation observed on or about 07/31/2019.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $2652.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vi):   Each employee performing overhand bricklaying operations from a supported scaffold was not protected from falling from all open sides and ends of the scaffold (except at the side next to the wall being laid) by the use of a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity):  a)  346 East Cedar Street, Northwest Stair Tower, Livingston, NJ.  Masonry workers were exposed to falls of 35 feet to the ground below as the 24 inches of concrete wall above the scaffold planks at the end of the scaffold, away from the wall being laid, did not constitute and adequate guardrail system.                                  Violation observed on or about 07/31/2019.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1137.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):   The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  a)  346 East Cedar Street, Scaffolds in the Northwest and Northeast Stair Towers, Livingston, NJ and at the Corporate Offices at 21 Lincoln Avenue, West Orange, NJ.  Masonry workers using fabricated frame scaffolding were exposed to injuries during scaffold use given that the employer had not provided training to them on hazard recognition and on procedures to control such hazards.                                          Violation observed on or about 07/31/2019.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $2652.00 Reduced

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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)  346 East Cedar Street, Northwest Corner Upper Deck, Livingston, NJ.    Masonry workers were exposed to falls of 24 feet to the ground below as an 8 foot section of guardrails were missing in the area of the steel mortar box where laborers were working.                                           Violation observed on or about 07/31/2019.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5304.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.502(b)(1):     The top edge height of the top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, was not 42 inches (1.1 m) plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm) above the walking/working level:Note:  When employees are using stilts, the top edge height of the top rail, or equivalent member, shall be increased an amount equal to the height of the stilts.    a)  346 East Cedar Street, Northeast Corner Upper Deck Adjacent to Stair Tower, Livingston, NJ.    Masonry workers were exposed to falls of 24 feet to the ground below as an approximate 12 foot section of guardrail consisted of a piece of webbing that was sagging to a level of 24" and did not provide any protection against falls.                                           Violation observed on or about 07/31/2019.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3789.00 · Current $1895.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.701(b):   All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:   a)  346 East Cedar Street, Northeast Portable Ladder Access, Livingston, NJ.  Masonry worker was exposed to impalement injuries from unprotected rebar at the base of a portable extension ladder which was providing access from the ground to an upper level of the structure.                                  Violation observed on or about 07/31/2019.

Issued

2020-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3789.00 · Current $1895.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):   Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:   a)  346 East Cedar Street, Northwest Corner Upper Deck, Livingston, NJ.  Masonry workers were exposed to falls of up to 10 feet to the concrete floor below as the Werner stepladder was used with it in the folded position leaning against a wall.                                          Violation observed on or about 07/31/2019.