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OSHA Fines New Jersey Construction Company for Safety Violations


Posted on Oct 17, 2011

On Monday, September 26, 2011, Illescas Brothers Construction Inc. of Paterson, New Jersey was fined more than $65,000 by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for safety violations that allegedly put construction workers in danger.

Specifically, OSHA found that Illescas Brothers Construction had at least a dozen safety violations related to masonry work on a Fort Lee home. When the agency visited the construction site on June 28, 2011, the alleged safety violations included improper scaffolding, failure to implement a respiratory protection plan, failure to protect workers from falling material, and inadequate fall protection. According to OSHA, Illescas Brothers Construction Inc. was cited for similar violations in 2007.

One OSHA employee is cited as accusing Illescas Brothers Construction of having, "[a] careless approach to worker safety and health..."

Six of the OSHA violations were labeled as serious. A serious violation is defined as hazard which the employer knew or should have known about that has a substantial probability of resulting in death or serious physical harm.

Illescas Brothers Construction Inc. has fifteen business days to respond to the OSHA investigation. To date, there have been no reports of New Jersey construction accidents or worker injuries as a result of the violations.

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