OSHA Inspection: THE FINEST CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Oct 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,786 · Current $2,872 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a) 1426 Anderson Ave Fort Lee, NJ:   CSHOs observed employees engaged in siding activities on a pump jack scaffold 20 feet from the ground level. Employees were installing Tyvek wrap overhead other employees, exposing the employees to overhead impact hazards as head protection was not utilized, on or about 9/17/2022.

Issued

Oct 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,419 · Current $2,051 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:                                                                                                            a)  1426 Anderson Ave Fort Lee, NJ: Employees were exposed to eye/face injuries while using pneumatic nail guns to install Tyvek wrap, were not protected with any type of eye/face protection, on or about 9/17/2022.

Issued

Oct 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,786 · Current $2,872 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(3): Supported scaffold poles, legs, post, frames, and/or uprights were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement:  a) 1429 Anderson Ave Fort Lee, NJ: Employees were working on a pump jack scaffold that was not plumb and braced at the bottom to prevent swaying and displacement, on or about 9/17/2022.

Issued

Oct 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,786 · Current $2,872 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.  a) 1429 Anderson Ave Fort Lee, NJ:  Employees were working on a pump jack scaffold that was not secured at the bottom by rigid triangular or equivalent braces, on or about 9/17/2022.

Issued

Oct 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,786 · Current $2,872 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a) 1429 Anderson Ave Fort Lee, NJ : Employees were using an Werner aluminum extension ladder as a work bench on a top rail of a pump jack scaffold, on or about 9/17/2022.

Issued

Oct 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $9,571 · Current $5,743 Reduced

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):   a) 1426 Anderson Ave Fort Lee, NJ: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet from the ground level while working on pump jack scaffold without any means of fall protection in place, on or about 9/17/2022.   The The Finest Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number  1454643, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on (date), with respect to a workplace located at 2225 Lemoine Ave. Fort Lee, NJ 07024.