MOUNT LAUREL, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: SOUZA CONTRACTORS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SOUZA CONTRACTORS, INC. in 2 SAGE WAY, MOUNT LAUREL, NJ 08054 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 346420854.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SOUZA CONTRACTORS, INC.
- Site address
- 2 SAGE WAY
- City
- MOUNT LAUREL
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08054
- Mailing
- 2310 SOLLY AVE., PHILADELPHIA, PA 19152
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238130
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 C02 IV
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2023
- Abate by
- Apr 6, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,688 · Current $3,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv): Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms when they were not specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use: a- 2 Sage Way, Mount Laurel NJ: On or about 01/05/23 two workers were exposed to fall hazards, up to and in excess of 16 feet to the ground surface below, when working/walking from a job made wooden box that was set on the forks, attached to the back rest with two nylon straps, of an all terrain fork truck's elevated forks. This piece of equipment was not specifically designed by the manufacturer to support a scaffold platform of the size, weight, specifications, etc. in use by the employer on the day of the inspection. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3750
- — Z (S) $4688
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2023
- Abate by
- Apr 6, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,688 · Current $0 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: a- 2 Sage Way, Mount Laurel NJ: On or about 01/05/23 two workers were exposed to fall hazards, up to and in excess of 16 feet to the ground surface below, when working/walking from a job made wooden box that was set on the forks, attached to the back rest with two nylon straps, of an all terrain fork truck's elevated forks. While working from this box, the workers were exposed to falls as a result of the box not having guardrails running the full perimeter of the box. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4688
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 346420854.
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