OSHA Inspection: SANTOS CONSTRUCTION CO INC.

Issued

2022-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2611.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Portable ladder, hook-on ladder, attachable ladder, stair tower, stairway-type ladder, ramp, runway, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used to access scaffold platform more than 2 feet above or below a point of access:  A) North Ave & Lynmar Way Union, NJ 07083  Employees were accessing the upper levels of the scaffold by a ladder that extended up 2 frames high and then climbing the exterior of the scaffold to access the upper levels. No safe means of access was provided.  Occurred on or about 05/12/22

Issued

2022-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2611.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level.  A) North Ave & Lynmar Way Union, NJ 07083  Employees were working on the upper level at the highest point  of a tubular welded scaffold system at a height of approximately32'5'' above the ground level, without proper fall protection systems in place. Employees were exposed to fall hazards on both the front and backside of the scaffold.  Hazard observed on or about 05/12/22

Issued

2022-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2611.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:  A) North Ave & Lynmar Way Union, NJ 07083  Employees working from tubular welded scaffold approximately 32'5'' high were not trained to recognize hazards associated with tubular welded scaffolds.  Condition noted on or about 05/12/22

Issued

2022-07-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-08-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2611.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d): Powered industrial truck operator training.  Note: The requirements applicable to construction work under this paragraph are identical to those set forth at '1910.178(l) of this chapter.  29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  A) North Ave & Lynmar Way Union, NJ 07083  The employer did not ensure that the operator of the JLG G10-55A Rough Terrain Forklift was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation.  Occurred on or about 05/12/22