OSHA Inspection: SKYHIGH GENERAL CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2019-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $2842.00

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):   Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to to the hazard of falling from a motorized platform hoist.  a) 49 Kansas St, Hackensack, NJ/Roof: Employees performing roofing work approximately 25 feet above the ground were using a RGC material hoist to access the roof, on or about, on or about 08/27/2019.

Issued

2019-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

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. 49 Kansas St, Hackensack, NJ/Roof: Employees working on a roof with a pitch of 16/12 were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 25 feet while working without a personal fall arrest system or other means of fall protection, on or about 08/27/2019.

Issued

2019-08-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $2273.00

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) 49 Kansas St, Hackensack, NJ/Roof: Portable ladders used for access by employees to an upper landing surface did not have the ladder rails extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface, on or about 08/27/2019.