OSHA Inspection: ROJAS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Jul 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,646 · Current $2,188 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(e)(2): Positioning devices were not secured to an anchorage capable of supporting at least twice the potential impact load of an employee's fall or 3,000 pounds (13.3 kN), whichever was greater:   a. 475 Valley Road, Wayne, NJ:  Employees wearing fall arrest harnesses attached to ropes that were wrapped around the roof vents while installing a new roof approximately 18 feet above the ground,  on or about 5/23/2022.

Issued

Jul 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $6,381 · Current $3,829 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(h)(1): The employer did not did not designate a competent person to monitor the safety of other employees and/or did not ensure that the safety monitor complied with the requirements listed in (h)(1)(i) through (h)(1)(v) of this section:    a. 475 Valley Road, Wayne, NJ: The employer did not designate a competent person to monitor the safety of the other employees while employees  were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 18 feet while working on a low slope roof behind the warning lines system,  on or about 5/23/2022.

Issued

Jul 7, 2022

Penalty

Initial $31,906 · Current $19,144 Reduced

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. 475 Valley Road, Wayne, NJ: Employees installing a new roof were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 18 feet while working outside the warning lines system while wearing a fall arrest harness that was not secured as to prevent a fall hazard,  on or about 5/23/2022.