OSHA Inspection: BELLAROSE MASONRY, LLC

Issued

Jun 10, 2024

Abate by

Jun 17, 2024

Penalty

Initial $388 · Current $388

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  The employer did not provide abatement certification for inspection number 1686749 as indicated below:  Citation 1 Item 6 pertaining to 29 CFR 1926.454(a) which was issued on  01/26/2024. Abatement for this item was due on 02/05/2024.  Employer received citations on 01/29/2024.  Violation occurred on or about 07/28/2023.

Issued

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839

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. 439 Schuyler Ave. Kearny, NJ   Employees performed construction activities on the working surface below while employees performed masonry activities above and were not protected from head injuries by hard hats or protective helmets.  Violation occurred on or about 07/28/2023

Issued

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii)   a. 439 Schuyler Ave. Kearny, NJ  Employees performed masonry activities from a welded tubular frame scaffold that was not fully planked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.   Violation occurred on or about 07/28/2023

Issued

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used.  Crossbraces were used as a means of access.   a. 439 Schuyler Ave. Kearny, NJ  The employer did not ensure safe means of access to scaffold working platforms as employee (s) performing masonry operations from a fabricated frame scaffold were using the crossbraces to access the upper working areas and exposing employees to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet.   Violation occurred on or about 07/28/2023

Issued

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839

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. 439 Schuyler Ave. Kearny, NJ  Employee(s) engaged in masonry activities from a welded tubular frame scaffold were not protected from falling to the lower level by the use of guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems and were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet.  Violation occurred on or about 07/28/2023

Issued

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(2): The employer did not have a competent person determine the feasibility and safety of providing fall protection for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds:  a. 439 Schuyler Ave. Kearny, NJ  The employer did not provide fall protection for employees erecting or dismantling supported scaffolds.  Violation occurred on or about 07/28/2023

Issued

Jan 26, 2024

Abate by

Feb 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  a. 439 Schuyler Ave. Kearny, NJ  Employees were not provided with instruction/training to recognize the hazards associated with working from a welded tubular frame scaffold.   Violation occurred on or about 07/28/2023

Issued

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839

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. 439 Schuyler Ave. Kearny, NJ  Workers engaged in masonry activities on the second floor of the deck in close proximity to an unprotected edge without any means of fall protection, thereby exposing workers to an approximate 18 ft fall hazard.  Violation occurred on or about 07/28/2023