OSHA Inspection: LORENZO CONSTRUCTION CORP.

Issued

2022-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6381.00 · Current $3829.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:   a) At or near 370 Bergen Blvd., Fairview NJ - Front of Property - Trench: Employee was exposed to struck by and or caught by hazards while engaged in dewatering activities inside an approximately six feet deep  and 70 feet long trench with only one ladder set at one end, on or about 10/27/21.

Issued

2022-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3646.00 · Current $2188.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.652(g)(1)(ii): Shields were not installed in a manner to restrict lateral or other hazardous movement of the shield in the event of the application of sudden lateral loads:   a) At or near 370 Bergen Blvd., Fairview NJ - Front of Property - Trench: Employee was exposed to struck by and or caught by hazards while engaged in dewatering activities inside a trench box that was  installed with an approximately two foot gap between the box and the exposed trench walls, on or about 10/27/21.

Issued

2022-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4558.00 · Current $2735.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.652(g)(1)(iii): Employees were not protected from the hazard of cave-ins when entering or exiting the area protected by shields:   a) At or near 370 Bergen Blvd., Fairview NJ - Front of Property - Trench: Employee engaged in dewatering activities was exposed to struck by and or caught by hazards as he  descend to the bottom of an unprotected 6 feet deep trench in order to enter the trench box, on or about 10/27/21.

Issued

2022-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2735.00 · Current $1641.00 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) At or near 370 Bergen Blvd., Fairview NJ - Front of Property - Trench: Employee was exposed to fall hazards while engaged in the installation of  a dewatering pump by entering and exiting a trench utilizing a step ladder in the closed position, on or about 10/27/21.

Issued

2022-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $63812.00 · Current $38287.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c).   a) At or near 370 Bergen Blvd., Fairview NJ - Front of Property - Trench: Employee was exposed to struck by and or caught in hazards as he was engaged in dewatering activities inside an approximately six foot deep trench with no protective system, on or about 10/27/21.  b) At or near 370 Bergen Blvd., Fairview NJ - Front of Property - Trench: Employee was exposed to struck by and or caught by hazards while entering a trench box from an unprotected side of the trench that was approximately 6 feet deep, on or about 10/27/21.

Issued

2022-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12762.00 · Current $7657.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(j)(2):Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.  a) At or near 370 Bergen Blvd., Fairview NJ - Front of Property - Trench: Employee was exposed to struck by and or caught in hazards as he was engaged in dewatering activities inside an approximately six foot deep trench that had spoil pile placed at the edge of the trench wall, on or about 10/27/21.  LORENZO CONSTRUCTION CORP. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR  1926.651(j)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection , 1361681, citation number 01, item number 03 and was affirmed as a final order on 9/16/19, with respect to a workplace located at Corner of Jackson St x 56th St, West New York NJ.