OSHA Inspection: JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES INC.

Issued

2022-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2224.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1):Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section:  On October 18, 2022, employees were not protected from falls while working from a metal framed scaffold, exposing employees to a fall of 11 feet.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2022-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(4)(iv):Midrails were not installed at a height approximately midway between the top edge of the guardrail system and the platform surface:  On October 18, 2022, employees were working from a metal framed scaffold where the midrail was not installed between the top edge of the guardrail and the platform surface, exposing employees to a fall of 11 feet.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2022-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(1):Each employee on a walking/working surface having an unprotected side or edge which was six or more feet (1.8m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest system:  On October 18, 2022, an employee was not protected from a fall while walking/ working from a second floor balcony, exposing the employee to a fall of  16 feet.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2022-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $1588.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  On October 18, 2022, employees working at heights exceeding six feet were not trained to recognize and minimize fall hazards, exposing employees to falls up to 16 feet.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2022-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3108.00 · Current $1588.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.  On October 18, 2022, an employee used a ladder that did not extend three feet past the upper landing, exposing the employee to a fall of 11 feet.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2022-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.452(w)(2):Scaffold casters and wheels were not locked with positive wheel and/or wheel and swivel locks, or equivalent means, to prevent movement of the scaffold while the scaffold was used in a stationary manner:  On October 18, 2022, employees worked from a metal frame scaffold where all wheels were not locked to prevent movement,  exposing the employees to a fall of 11 feet.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).