OSHA Inspection: ROAD CONTRACTOR CORPORATION

Issued

Jul 2, 2024

Penalty

Initial $60,840 · Current $60,840

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee use appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors or potentially injurious light radiation:  a- 25, 27, 29, 31, 33 Baldwin Court, Medford NJ: Workers were exposed to struck by hazards when using pneumatic nailers and circular saws without eye or face protection while performing sheathing installation and other related activities at the worksite. Condition observed on or about 04/16/24.  Road Contractor Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1683054, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 01/19/24, with respect to a workplace located at 100 Executive Drive, West Orange NJ.  Road Contractor Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1707205, citation number 1, 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.  Road Contractor Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1701302, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on 04/10/24, with respect to a workplace located at 108 Sophia Drive, Manalapan NJ.

Issued

Jul 2, 2024

Penalty

Initial $70,982 · Current $70,982

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- 25, 27, 29, 31, 33 Baldwin Court, Medford NJ:  Workers  were exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 23 feet 8 inches to the ground's surface below, when walking and working from a residential structure's pitched roofs while wearing full body harnesses that were not connected to anchors with lanyards. Condition observed on or about 04/16/24.  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.

Issued

Jul 2, 2024

Penalty

Initial $70,982 · Current $70,982

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired.   a- 25, 27, 29, 31, 33 Baldwin Court, Medford NJ:  Workers and the company worksite Foreman were exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 23 feet 8 inches to the ground's surface below, when accessing and egressing a residential structure's pitched roofs from an aluminum extension ladder containing bent and broken rungs, missing its fly section extension rope, etc. Condition observed on or about 04/16/24.