OSHA Inspection: STRUCTURAL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Issued

2026-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $3724.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(a)(2): Direct connections to roofs and floors, and counterweights used to balance adjustable suspension scaffolds were not capable of resisting at least 4 times the tipping moment imposed by the scaffold operating at the rated load of the.   a) At or near 1590 Anderson Ave., Fort Lee  NJ - Supended Scaffold - North Beam - West Facade: scaffold platform was exposed to collapse hazards while utilized in masonry work and sustained by insufficient counterweight, on or about 12/1/25

Issued

2026-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not constructed in accordance with the design by a qualified person:    a)  At or near 1590 Anderson Ave., Fort Lee  NJ - Supended Scaffold - South Facade: employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 200 feet while engaged in masonry work  on the exterior of a residential multistory building utilizing a suspended scaffold system that was not erected as designed, on or about 8/28/25

Issued

2026-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2837.00 · Current $2128.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(d)(2): Suspension scaffold outrigger beams were not restrained to prevent movement:   a) At or near 1590 Anderson Ave., Fort Lee  NJ - Supended Scaffold - East Beam - South Facade: scaffold platform was exposed to collapse hazards while utilized in masonry work and sustained by a beam that was not restrained from moving, on or about 8/28/25

Issued

2026-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2837.00 · Current $2128.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(d)(3)(x): Single tiebacks were installed at an angle:   a)  At or near 1590 Anderson Ave., Fort Lee  NJ - Supended Scaffold - East Beam - South Facade: scaffold platform was  exposed to collpase hazards while utilized for  masonry work and sustained by a beam with a single angled tiedback, on or about 8/28/25.  b)  At or near 1590 Anderson Ave., Fort Lee  NJ - Supended Scaffold - South Beam - West Facade: scaffold platform was  exposed to collpase hazards while utilized for  masonry work and sustained by a beam with a single angled tiedback, on or about 12/1/25

Issued

2026-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3547.00 · Current $2660.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage points used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not  independent of any anchorage point being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee    a)  At or near 1590 Anderson Ave., Fort Lee  NJ - Supended Scaffold - South Facade - Lifelines: two lifelines  were connected to the same steel cable installed around the masonry elevator shaft, on or about 8/28/25