OSHA Inspection: CAREWORK CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Apr 8, 2020

Abate by

Apr 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,510 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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) 187 Quincy Ct Hopelawn, NJ 08861    The Foreman and employees were working from scaffold that had not been inspected by a competent person.    Condition noted on or about 10/11/19

Issued

Apr 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,510 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): The clearance between scaffolds and 26KV uninsulated power lines was not a minimum of 10 feet when scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they or any conductive material handled on them might come closer to exposed and energized power lines:    A) 187 Quincy Ct Hopelawn, NJ 08816    Employees were installing a Alum-A-Pole extension support pole that measured 53' 6" and they did not maintain a clearance distance of 10ft from the uninsulated 26KV overhead power line.    Condition noted on or about 10/11/19

Issued

Apr 8, 2020

Abate by

Apr 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,510 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered by experienced and trained employees under the supervision of a competent person:    A) 187 Quincy Ct Hopelawn, NJ 08816    Pump jack scaffold was erected and dismantled without the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection and disassembly.      Condition noted on or about 10/11/19

Issued

Apr 8, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,510 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles of pump jack scaffold(s) were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing, or equivalent, at the bottom, top and other points as necessary:    A) 187 Quincy Ct Hopelawn, NJ 08861    Employees were working off pump jack scaffold that was not properly secured to the structure. The scaffold was secured at the top of the pole but did not have the proper bracing in the middle and bottom of the support pole.    Condition noted on or about 10/11/19

Issued

Apr 8, 2020

Abate by

Apr 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,461 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) 187 Quincy Ct Hopelawn, NJ 08816    Employees working from pump jack scaffold that was missing bracing were not trained to recognize hazards associated with pump jack scaffolds.    Condition noted on 10/11/19

Issued

Apr 8, 2020

Abate by

Apr 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b): The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question:    A) 187 Quincy Ct Hopelawn, NJ 08861    Employees were not trained in the proper installation and hazard recognition associated with pump jack scaffold.     Condition noted on or about 10/11/19