OSHA Inspection: XAVIER GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2024-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, was not protected by protective helmets.  a) Ground level: Employees were exposed to head injuries while working on the ground level, employees were engaged in roofing activities about 25 to 30 feet above the exposed employees, on or about 7/30/24.

Issued

2024-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4148.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees did not use eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  a) Roof: An employee was exposed to eye and face injuries while installing shingles with a pneumatic nail gun. Employees were not using any type of eye and face protection, on or about 7/30/24.  b) Ground level:  An employee was exposed to eye injuries, while cutting wood with a DeWalt handheld skill saw without the use of eye protection, on or about 7/30/24

Issued

2024-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(a)(1): The employer did not develop and maintain a fire protection program to be followed throughout all phases of construction and demolition work, and/or did not provide for the firefighting equipment as specified in this subpart:  a) Xavier General Construction LLC does not ensure that employees have available firefighting equipment at the jobsite. The employer did not provide any firefighting equipment at the jobsite. Gasoline fueled compressor was being used to power pneumatic nail guns.  Extra gasoline was store in 5-gallon plastic containers at the site, on or about 7/30/24.

Issued

2024-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4148.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.152(a)(1): Containers other than approved metal safety cans were used for the handling and use of flammable liquids in quantities greater than one gallon:  a) Ground: Employer was using an unapproved 5-gallon plastic container to store gasoline to power Jenny air compressor, on or about 7/30/24.

Issued

2024-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

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.  a) Roof: Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 25 to 30 feet, while installing roofing shingles without the use of a guardrail system, safety net system or personal fall arrest system, on or about 7/30/24.  b) Sub-roof: Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet to the ground below, while passing and removing material from the sub-roof, on or about 7/30/24.

Issued

2024-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(11): Lifelines were not protected against being cut or abraded:  a) Roof: An employee utilized a vertical lifeline that was in direct contact with the edge of the chimney, without protection from being cut or abraded while installing roofing shingles, on or about 7/30/24

Issued

2024-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) New Jersey and at the Corporate Office in NJ: Employees engaged in residential re-roofing activities were not provided with a training program which would help workers identify and minimize fall hazards, on or about 7/3/24.