OSHA Inspection: ORTEGA'S CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION CORP

Issued

2024-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $6452.00

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).  A) 859 Communipaw Ave Jersey City, NJ 07304  Two employees were exposed to fall hazards of 52ft or greater while performing residential exterior cement board  installation without the use of a fall protection system.    Hazards noted on or about 10/16/24

Issued

2024-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $518.00 · Current $518.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1):The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section (fall protection training) by preparing a written certification record which contained the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer:  A) 859 Communipaw Ave Jersey City, NJ 07304  The employer did not ensure, through a written certification, that employees had been adequately trained in the hazards associated with falls and the proper ways and procedures to take in order to minimize the hazards.  Hazards noted on or about 10/16/24

Issued

2024-12-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-01-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $518.00 · Current $518.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:  A) 859 Communipaw Ave Jersey City, NJ 07304  Two employees working from single A-frame ladder. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards.   Hazard noted on or about 10/16/24