OSHA Inspection: DENNIS GOODSON

Issued

2023-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $376.00 · Current $376.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:  a) Worksite located at 503-509 Communipaw Ave, Jersey City, NJ  The employer did not provide abatement certification and documentation for inspection number 1553883, Citation 1 Item 1, OSH Act of 1970 section 5(a)(1) which was issued on 02/16/2022. The citation was received by the employer on 02/17/2022 and became a final order on 02/25/2022.  Violation occurred on or about 11/07/2022.

Issued

2023-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  Location: 100 Montgomery St. Apt. 19-K, Jersey City 07305  The employer did not provide abatement certification for inspection number 1553883, Citation 1 Item 2, 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) and Citation 1 Item 3, 29 CFR 1926.100(a) which was issued on 02/16/2022. Citation was received by the employer on 02/17/2022 and became a final order on 02/25/2022.   Violation occurred on or about 11/07/2022.

Issued

2022-02-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $4351.00

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):  The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck by hazards:   a) 503-509 Communipaw Ave, Jersey City, NJ    An employee was struck by a Case 580 L Backhoe Bucket when he was working next to the backhoe and the operator changed operating position and the backhoe moved forward striking and pinning the employee.   Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means to correct this hazard includes but is not limited to the following:

Issued

2022-02-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $622.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:   a) 503-509 Communipaw Ave, Jersey City, NJ    The employer did not give specific safety instruction to employees in avoidance of hazards when performing manual labor in and around the excavator backhoe the employer was operating.  On August 18, 2021 an employee was struck by the bucket of a Case 580 L  and caught between the bucket and an adjacent dumpster.    Violation occurred on or about August 18, 2021

Issued

2022-02-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $622.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a):  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:   a) 503-509 Communipaw Ave, Jersey City, NJ    The employer did not provide or require the use of protective helmets for the two employees performing manual labor with potential exposure to head injuries while working near and around a backhoe bucket used to lift and move debris from the work area.  Violation occurred on or about August 18, 2021

Issued

2022-02-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1865.00 · Current $621.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2):  Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, the employer did not report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA:  a) 503-509 Communipaw Ave, Jersey City, NJ    The employer did not report the hospitalization of an employee, who after being caught between a backhoe bucket and dumpster on a construction site, was transported to and hospitalized overnight at Jersey City Medical Center on August 18, 2021.  Violation occurred on or about August 19, 2021