OSHA Inspection: PIBEL CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Sep 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,505 · Current $1,000 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) 140 Lawrence Ave, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ/Front Exterior:  An employee working approximately two feet from an energized electrical line without head protection on the first floor 6 on 12 pitch residential house roof, on or about 3/10/2021.

Issued

Sep 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,575 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used 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) 140 Lawrence Ave, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ/Rear of House. An employee was exposed to an eye injury while cutting vinyl siding with an electric saw without utilizing  eye protection, on or about 3/10/2021.

Issued

Sep 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,505 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:   a) 140 Lawrence Ave, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ/Front Exterior:  An employee working on the first floor 6 on 12 pitch residential house roof approximately two feet from an energized electrical line, on or about 3/10/2021.

Issued

Sep 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,505 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(a)(3): Before work began, the employer did not ascertain by inquiry, direct observation, or by instruments, whether any part of an energized electric power circuit, exposed or concealed, was so located that the performance of the work could bring any person, tool, or machine into pysical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit.     a) 140 Lawrence Ave, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ/Front Exterior:  An employee working on the first floor 6 on 12 pitch residential house roof approximately two feet from an energized electrical line, on or about 3/10/2021.

Issued

Sep 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $30,037 · Current $10,500 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) 140 Lawrence Ave, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ/Right Side: Employee engaged in siding work on a two story residential house, was working from a pump jack scaffold approximately 13 feet above the ground without a fall protection system in place, on or about 3/10/2021.  b) 140 Lawrence Ave, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ/Rear: Employee engaged in siding work on a two story residential house, was working from a pump jack scaffold approximately 20 feet above the ground without a fall protection system in place, on or about 3/10/2021.

Issued

Sep 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $30,037 · Current $10,500 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) 140 Lawrence Ave, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ/Front Exterior: An employee engaged in siding work on a two story residential house was exposed to a fall hazard were working from a 6 on 12 pitch roof approximately 13 feet above the ground without a fall protection system in place, on or about 3/10/2021.

Issued

Sep 3, 2021

Penalty

Initial $25,745 · Current $10,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:   a) 140 Lawrence Ave, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ/Rear of House. An employee was working from a six foot A-Frame ladder in the closed position, on or about 3/10/2021.