OSHA Inspection: CLAUDIO DE SOUSA MORALES

Issued

Apr 16, 2021

Abate by

Apr 26, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,926

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person:   a- Lot 549, 2 Westmont Drive, Medford NJ: On or about 10/20/2020, Claudio De Sousa Morales dba Lifetime Contractor Corporation, Inc. had not initiated a program to conduct frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite, to identify hazards and/or stop the work in the event employees were placed in a hazardous condition.  As such company workers performing sheathing and sheathing related activities were exposed to fall, struck by, electrical, and other hazards at the worksites.     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

Apr 16, 2021

Abate by

Apr 22, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096

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- Lot 549 - 2 Westmont Drive, Medford NJ: Employees were exposed to struck by hazards when working beneath and near framing and sheathing operations without using protective helmets. Condition observed on or about 10/20/2020.  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

Apr 16, 2021

Abate by

Apr 22, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee use appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors or potentially injurious light radiation:  a- Lot 549 - 2 Westmont Drive, Medford NJ: Employees were exposed to struck by hazards when using pneumatic nailers, portable circular saws, etc. without eye or face protection. Condition observed on or about 10/20/2020.  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

Apr 16, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,926

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used:  a- BLot 549, 2 Westmont Drive, Medford NJ: On or about 10/20/2020 a portable electric circular saw, in use by the employees, was observed being powered with a flexible extension cord that was visibly damaged.

Issued

Apr 16, 2021

Abate by

Apr 22, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096

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- Lot 549, 2 Westmont Drive, Medford NJ: Employees were exposed to fall hazards, up to and in excess of 13 feet to the ground surface below, when walking and working at a residential structure's unprotected window openings without the use of fall protection.  Condition observed on or about 10/20/2020.   b- Lot 549, 2 Westmont Drive, Medford NJ:  An employee was exposed to fall hazards, up to and in excess of 13 feet to the ground surface below, when working with one foot on the top step of a aluminum extension ladder and the other foot resting on the exterior surface of a residential structures window opening.  At the time of the exposure this employee was not utilizing fall protection.  c- Lot 549, 2 Westmont Drive, Medford NJ:  Employees were exposed to fall hazards, up to and in excess of 13 feet to the floor below, when accessing the second story of a residential structure by entering onto the floor and exiting the floor by standing on the exterior of an unguarded window opening when coming to and from the top step of an extension ladder.  At the time of the exposure these employees were not utilizing fall protection.    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

Apr 16, 2021

Abate by

Apr 26, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,926

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a- Lot 549, 2 Westmont Drive, Medford NJ: Employees were exposed to fall hazards, up to and in excess of 8 feet to the ground surface below, when performing sheathing and sheathing related activities at unprotected edges, from unguarded window openings, when accessing and egressing the second floor of a residential structure through a window opening from an extension laddder, etc. without the use of fall protection.  At the time of these exposures these employees had not received fall hazard recognition and minimization training from the company.  Condition noted on or about 10/20/2020.   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

Apr 16, 2021

Abate by

Apr 22, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed:  a- Lot 549, 2 Westmont Drive, Medford NJ: Employees were exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 13 feet to the ground surface below, when working with one foot on the top rung of an unsecured, aluminum extension ladder and the other foot on the exterior frame of an unfinished window opening. Condition observed on or about 10/20/2020.  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

Apr 16, 2021

Abate by

Apr 22, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level:  a- Lot 549, 2 Westmont Drive, Medford NJ: An employee was exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 6 feet to the ground surface below, when using an unsecured aluminum extension ladder that was not set a surface that was stable and level.  Condition observed on or about 10/20/2020.   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

Apr 16, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired:  a- Lot 549, 2 Westmont Drive, Medford NJ: An employee was exposed to fall hazards, up to and in excess of 6 feet to the ground surface below, when using an aluminum extension ladder that was missing both of its factory installed feet and it contained visibly bent rungs. Condition observed on or about 10/20/2020.

Issued

Apr 16, 2021

Abate by

Apr 22, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(21): Employees were not grasping the ladder with at least one hand when progressing up and/or down the ladder:  a- Lot 549, 2 Westmont Drive, Medford NJ: On or about 10/20/2020 an employee was exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 13 feet to the ground surface below, when carrying sheets of plywood up an aluminum extension ladder while not grasping the ladder with at least one hand.  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

Apr 16, 2021

Abate by

Apr 28, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $2,926

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  a- Lot 549, 2 Westmont Drive, Medford NJ: Employees were exposed to fall hazards, up to and in excess of 13 to the ground surface below, when using damaged portable aluminum extension ladders, were unsecured, set on an unstable surface, and were not being used as per the manufacturer requirements.  Conditions observed on or about 10/20/2020.   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.