OSHA Inspection: SCORPION CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2023-07-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $3282.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.   a) 19 Yawpo Ave., Oakland, NJ:  On or about July 8, 2023 at 7:40AM, two employees, engaged in framing activities on a 4 on 12 sloped roof, were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet.  b) 19 Yawpo Ave., Oakland, NJ:  On or about July 8, 2023 at 12:45PM, one employee, engaged in framing activities on a 4 on 12 sloped roof, was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet.

Issued

2023-07-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $3282.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:   a) 19 Yawpo Ave., Oakland, NJ:  On or about July 8, 2023 at 7:40AM, one employee, engaged in framing activities on a 4 on 12 sloped roof, was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet. The Palmer Self Retracting Lifeline system was rigged so that employee would fall more than 6 feet.