OSHA Inspection: CK MASONRY LLC

Issued

Feb 3, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end.  a)  130 E 38 St, Paterson, NJ/Building Exterior: Employees were exposed to a 15-foot fall hazard while engaged in roofing activities from a pump jack scaffold that was 24 feet long. The end of the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform was able to support employees without tipping, the pump jack scaffold had a 13-foot overhang over the support, on or about 10/28/2022.

Issued

Feb 3, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms:    a)  130 E 38 St, Paterson, NJ/Building Exterior: Employees were exposed to a 15-foot fall hazard while working from a pump jack scaffold that was not equipped with guardrails on all open sides, on or about 10/28/2022.

Issued

Feb 3, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

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) 130 E 38 St, Paterson, NJ: Two employees were exposed to a 25-foot fall hazard while performing siding work from the roof of a two-story residential house with a 6 on 12 pitch roof, on or about 10/28/2022.

Issued

Feb 3, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(6): Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level:    a)  130 E 38 St, Paterson, NJ:  Two employees were exposed to a 25-foot fall hazard while using two unsecured A-Frame ladders on the roof of a two-story residential house with a 6 on 12 pitch, on or about 10/28/2022.

Issued

Feb 3, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $2,679

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:     a)  130 E 38 St, Paterson, NJ:  An employee was exposed to a 9-foot fall hazard while using the top step of an A-Frame ladder to install siding work on a two-story residential house, on or about 10/28/2022.