OSHA Inspection: MARTINE CONTRACTORS LLC

Issued

Mar 1, 2022

Abate by

Mar 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $2,486

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program (Construction Reference: 1926.59)(a)):  a) Exterior of Building - 741 2nd Ave, Lyndhurst NJ:  The employer did not have a hazard communication program. Employees were required to use products that contained hazardous chemicals including but not limited to gasoline, on or about 9/7/21.

Issued

Mar 1, 2022

Abate by

Mar 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $2,486

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):  The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s) (Construction Reference: 1926.59(a)):  a) Exterior of Building - 741 2nd Ave, Lyndhurst NJ:   The employer did not have safety data sheets at the worksite.  Employees were required to use products that contained hazardous chemicals including but not limited to gasoline, on or about 9/7/21

Issued

Mar 1, 2022

Abate by

Mar 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $2,486

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area (Construction Reference: 1926.59(a)):  a) Exterior of Building - 741 2nd Ave, Lyndhurst NJ:   The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area. Employees were required to use products that contained hazardous chemicals including but not limited to gasoline, on or about 9/7/22.

Issued

Mar 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $2,486

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.  a) Exterior of Building - Roof: Employee without any eye or face protection was exposed to eye injury while engaged in roofing activities utilizing pneumatic nail gun, on or about 9/8/21.

Issued

Mar 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(6): Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level:   a) Exterior of Building - Front Porch: Employee fell approximately 16 feet while reaching out to an unsecured ladder, on or about 9/7/21. The employee fell and was transported to the hospital being pronounced dead a few days later.

Issued

Mar 1, 2022

Penalty

Initial $29,005 · Current $29,005

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).  Martine Contractors LLC does not ensure that employees use appropriate fall protection while engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels. This violation was most recently observed, on or about, 9/7/21, at 741 2nd Ave., Lyndhurst, NJ, at instance (a): Exterior of Building - Roof: Employees without any means of fall protection were exposed to fall hazards varying from approximately 16 feet to 25 feet while engaged in roofing activities without any method of fall protection. To abate this violation the employer must ensure that its employees performing roofing work are protected from falls and that no employee is allowed to be exposed to a fall hazard of 6 feet or more without adequate fall protection. One employee fell and was transported to the hospital being pronounced dead a few days later.