OSHA Inspection: WATERSIDE CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,294 · Current $4,741 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(d)(3)(x): Single tiebacks were installed at an angle:   a) Main St. Façade - Suspended Scaffold: Employees engaged installing windows from a suspended scaffold platform were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 140 feet as the two outrigger beams were tied back with single angled tiebacks, on or about 6/7/19

Issued

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,294 · Current $4,741 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(i): Vertical lifelines were not fastened to a fixed safe point of anchorage, independent of the scaffold, and protected from sharp edges and abrasion.   a) Main St. Façade - Suspended Scaffold: Employees engaged in installation of windows from a suspended scaffold platform were exposed to fall hazards as the two lifelines were not protected at the edge of the parapet, on or about 6/7/19.

Issued

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $10,211 · Current $6,637 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   a) Northern Façade - Top Floor: Employee engaged in window installation without any means of fall protection was exposed to an approximately 14 feet fall hazard onto the balcony below, on or about 6/7/19  b) Top Floor - Interior: Employees engaged in framing activities without any railing were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet onto the deck below, on or about 6/7/19.

Issued

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,375 · Current $2,844 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a) Top Floor - Interior: Employees engaged in framing activities were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 6 feet while utilizing a ladder that extended only a few inches over the platform, on or about 6/7/19.

Issued

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a) Top Floor - Interior: Employees engaged in framing activities were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 6 feet while utilizing a step ladder in the closed position, on or about 6/7/19.

Issued

Sep 5, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,752 · Current $5,689 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:  a) Top Floor - Interior: Employees engaged in framing activities were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 6 feet while utilizing the top step of a step ladder, on or about 6/7/19.   Waterside Construction LLC  was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1015611, citation number 01, item number 04 and was affirmed as a final order on 3/30/15, with respect to a workplace located at 7601 River Rd., North Bergen, NJ.