OSHA Inspection: AA & B BUILDER, INC.

Issued

May 6, 2020

Abate by

May 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,089 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:  a- Building 200, 211 - 224 Betty Lane, Ewing NJ - Worksite workers were exposed to electric shock hazards when using a DeWalt radial arm chop saw that was powered with a flexible cord that was without strain relief. Condition observed on or about 02/27/20.   NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 6, 2020

Abate by

May 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,089 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:  a- Building 200, 211 - 224 Betty Lane, Ewing NJ - Worksite workers were exposed to electric shock hazards when using damaged extension cords and portable electric powered equipment that was powered with visibly damaged cords. Condition observed on or about 02/27/20.   NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 6, 2020

Abate by

May 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,937 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilivered end:  a- Building 200, 211 - 224 Betty Lane, Ewing NJ - Workers were exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 25 feet to the ground surface below, when performing siding installation and other related activities from a pump jack's walking and working surface that extended in excess of 5 feet over its support. Condition observed on or about 02/27/20.   NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 6, 2020

Abate by

May 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,937 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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- Building 200, 211 - 224 Betty Lane, Ewing NJ - Workers were exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 25 feet to the ground surface below, when performing siding installation and other related activities from a pump jack scaffold whose vertical posts were not set on an adequate firm foundation. Condition observed on or about 02/27/20.   NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 6, 2020

Abate by

May 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,937 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(i): The area below the scaffold was not barricaded, and employees were not prohibited from entering the hazard area:  a- Building 200, 211 - 224 Betty Lane, Ewing NJ - Workers and other worksite personnel were exposed to struck by hazards when walking and working beneath the company's a worksite pump jack scaffold that did not have the area beneath it barricaded.  Condition observed on or about 02/27/20.   NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 6, 2020

Abate by

May 14, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,241 · Current $1,000 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- Building 200, 211 - 224 Betty Lane, Ewing NJ - Company workers working from a deficient pump jack scaffold had not been trained by a qualified person in order to recognize and minimize scaffold hazards.  Condition noted on or about 02/27/20.   NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 6, 2020

Abate by

May 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $11,875 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(3): Supported scaffold poles, legs, post, frames, and/or uprights were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement:  a- Building 200, 211 - 224 Betty Lane, Ewing NJ - Workers were exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 25 feet to the ground surface below, when performing siding installation and other related activities from a pump jack scaffold whose posts/legs were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement. Condition observed on or about 02/27/20.   AA & B Builder, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1399675, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/04/19, with respect to a workplace located at 36 Eddy Way, Evesham NJ.  NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 6, 2020

Abate by

May 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $11,875 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms.  a- Building 200, 211 - 224 Betty Lane, Ewing NJ - Workers were exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 25 feet to the ground surface below, when performing siding installation and other related activities from a pump jack scaffold that was missing end stops and a mid rail/screen.  Condition observed on or about 02/27/20.   AA & B Builder, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1288509, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 03/24/18, with respect to a workplace located at Building 1700 - 1700 Betty Lane, Ewing NJ.  NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 6, 2020

Abate by

May 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $11,875 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.  a- Building 200, 211 - 224 Betty Lane, Ewing NJ - Workers were exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 25 feet to the ground surface below, when performing siding installation and other related activities from a pump jack scaffold that was not secured by a rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom and other points as necessary.  Condition observed on or about 02/27/20.   AA & B Builder, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1399675, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/04/19, with respect to a workplace located at 36 Eddy Way, Evesham NJ.  NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

May 6, 2020

Abate by

May 12, 2020

Penalty

Initial $29,687 · Current $15,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a- Building 200, 211 - 224 Betty Lane, Ewing NJ - Workers were exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 25 feet to the ground surface below, when performing siding installation and other related activities while working and walking from a pitched roof without the use of fall protection. Condition observed on or about 02/27/20.   AA & B Builder, Inc. was previously cited for a Repeat violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1074470, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/30/15, with respect to a workplace located at 71 Chatham Road, Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ.  NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.