OSHA Inspection: ROAD CONTRACTOR CORPORATION

Issued

May 14, 2024

Abate by

May 24, 2024

Penalty

Initial $70,982 · Current $70,982

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:   a) Worksite was located at 29 Ward Avenue, Rumson, NJ 07760  A worker was exposed to fall hazards as they were installing a board on a 12/12 roof while they were not tied off to prevent a fall three-stories to ground.  Violation was observed on or about February 29, 2024.  Road Contractor Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1707205, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/27/23, with respect to a workplace located at 99 Wall Street, Passaic, NJ 07055 .  Road Contractor Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1703189, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 2/1/24, with respect to a workplace located at 10 East 20th Street, Long Beach Township, NJ 08008.  Road Contractor Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1698680, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/27/23, with respect to a workplace located at 619 N Maple Ave., Ho Ho Kus, NJ 07423.  Road Contractor Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1697614, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 1/31/24, with respect to a workplace located at 29 & 31 Halsey Street, Lakewood, NJ 08701.  Road Contractor Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1688901, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 12/19/23, with respect to a workplace located at 1281 Knapp Rd, North Wales, PA 19454.  Road Contractor Corp. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(10), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1686108, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/02/23, with respect to a workplace located at 116 Main Street, Bethesda United Methodist Church, Middletown, DE 19709.