Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19260501 B13 Duty to have fall protection.
Inspection Nr: 1566391.015
Citation: 02001
Citation Type: Willful
Abatement Status: Not Completed - AD Discretion
Initial Penalty: $101,519.00
Current Penalty: $101,519.00
Issuance Date: 04/14/2022
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 04/20/2022
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0213900
Contest Date:
Final Order: 05/10/2022
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
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Penalty | Z: Issued | 04/14/2022 | $101,519.00 | 04/20/2022 | Willful |
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor was an alternative fall protection measure provided: All Best Contractors Corporation does not ensure that employees use appropriate fall protection while engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels. This violation was most recently observed, on or about 12/02/21, at 57 Westmont Drive in Medford NJ: a- 57 Westmont Drive, Medford NJ: A worker was exposed to fall hazards, up to and in excess of 25 feet to the ground surface below when walking and working from atop a residential structure's pitched roof trusses and in excess of 8 feet to the interior flooring below when climbing through the interior webbing of roof truss frames while wearing a full body harness attached to a lanyard whose other end was not secured or attached to an anchor. Condition observed on or about 12/02/21. b - 57 Westmont Drive, Medford NJ: The company worksite Foreman was exposed to fall hazards, up to and in excess of 8 feet to the interior flooring below, when working from inside the interior webbing of the roof truss frames while wearing a full body harness attached to a lanyard whose other end was not secured or attached to an anchor. Condition observed on or about 12/02/21. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.