Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19260451 B01 General requirements.
Inspection Nr: 1778362.015
Citation: 03001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Not Completed - AD Discretion
Initial Penalty: $14,195.00
Current Penalty: $2,667.00
Issuance Date: 11/25/2024
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Abatement Date: 04/04/2025
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0213900
Contest Date: 12/17/2024
Final Order: 05/23/2025
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | J: ALJ Decision | 05/23/2025 | $2,667.00 | 04/04/2025 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 01/21/2025 | $14,195.00 | 12/02/2024 | Repeat | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 11/25/2024 | $14,195.00 | 12/02/2024 | Repeat |
Text For Citation: 03 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii) a) Building 5 - Link @ W Squared, West Windsor NJ.: On or about 09/30/24 company employees were exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 13 feet 3 inches & 15 feet to the ground surface below, when working and walking from the second and third buck of supported scaffolds whose walking/working surface were not fully planked. KR Contractors, LLC. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1661594, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 08/21/23, with respect to a workplace located at 115 Main Street, Little Falls NJ. 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.