OSHA Inspection: CHAVOS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2019-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2273.00 · Current $1490.00 Reduced

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.) 287 Espanong Rd., Lake Hopatcong, NJ     Employees working underneath construction activities did not utilize hard hats to protect them against head injuries from falling objects and materials overhead, on or about 09/13/2019.

Issued

2019-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1490.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:    a.) 287 Espanong Rd., Lake Hopatcong, NJ     Employees installing siding on a residential home were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 24 feet to the ground below while working from pump jack scaffold platforms without utilizing any means of fall protection, on or about 09/13/2019.

Issued

2019-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $1490.00 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.) 287 Espanong Rd., Lake Hopatcong, NJ     Employees without fall protection were exposed to an approximate 12ft. fall hazard while engaged in construction activities on the roof of a residential home, on or about 09/13/2019.

Issued

2019-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2842.00 · Current $1498.00 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.) 287 Espanong Rd., Lake Hopatcong, NJ     Employees engaged in construction activities were exposed to an approximate 12ft. fall hazard when utilizing an extension ladder that was only extended approximately 24 inches above the landing surface accessed, on or about 09/13/2019.