Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002A Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury: a) Job site at 15 South 9th St., Newark, NJ Employees performed demolition work by dropping elevators without receiving training or instruction in recognizing the hazards and unsafe conditions presented by the counter weight, elevator, cables and debris. Violation occurred on or about 5/4/2015. 29 CFR 1926.850(a): An engineering survey was not performed by a competent person to determine the conditions of the framing floors and walls and the possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations: a) Job site at 15 South 9th St., Newark, NJ Employees performed demolition work by dropping two elevators in the Compass Building & one elevator in the North Tower without conducting an engineering survey. Violation occurred on or about 5/4/2015.