OSHA Inspection: RAMAPO VALLEY CONTRACTING

Issued

Jun 11, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,575 · Current $2,575

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(c)(2): Tubular welded frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would have secured vertical members together laterally:    a) 719-723 Hamburg Turnpike: Employees were exposed to a 12 foot fall hazard while performing stucco work from a fabricated frame scaffold without diagonal braces in place, on or about 4/21/2021.

Issued

Jun 11, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,218 · Current $3,218

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.  a) 719-723 Hamburg Turnpike: An employee was exposed to a 12 foot fall hazard while performing work on the 6 on 12 pitch roof without a fall protection system in place,  on or about 4/21/2021.

Issued

Jun 11, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,931 · Current $1,931

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:    a) 719-723 Hamburg Turnpike: Employees were using the top step of an A-Frame ladder to access  a 12 foot fabricated frame scaffold, on or about 4/21/2021.

Issued

Jun 11, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,011 · Current $9,011

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1):Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level.  a) 719-723 Hamburg Turnpike: Employees were exposed to a 12 foot fall hazard while performing stucco work from a fabricated frame scaffold without a guardrail system in place, on or about 4/21/2021.  Ramapo Valley Contracting was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1391634, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/07/2019, with respect to a workplace located at 725 Hamburg Turnpike, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442.