SUPER PLASTER LLC

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, SUPER PLASTER LLC — a masonry contractors facility located at 736 ORCHARD LN, FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ 07417 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 10 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $54,560.00. The inspection case was opened on 2015-05-14.

Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.

BLS Injury Data: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022), this industry sector has an occupational injury rate of 2.8 per 100 full-time workers — 4% above the national average of 2.7. The sector fatality rate is 9.6 per 100,000 workers.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $54,560.00 is more than 15.1× the national average of $3,609.14 for facilities in the Construction sector (NAICS 238140). This sector encompasses 532,749 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $1,922.8M.

State Context: Within NJ, this facility's penalty places it at the 99th percentile among 81,999 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,616.41.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 10 citations spanning 4 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 8 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 2 repeat — A substantially similar violation was found during a previous inspection and the original citation has become a final order.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning August 28, 2015 with the latest abatement deadline set for September 17, 2015. Of the 10 total citations, 0 (0%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $54,560.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $5,456.00 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for Super Plaster LLC reveals a profound systemic breakdown in fall protection and structural safety management, characterized by a blatant disregard for Subpart L scaffolding requirements. The assessment of two repeat violations under 1926.451(b)(1) and (e)(1) is particularly damning, signifying that management failed to rectify previously cited deficiencies regarding platform planking and safe access. This recurrence elevates the legal risk profile of the firm, as it demonstrates a "plain indifference" to known hazards that could support future willful classifications. The sheer breadth of the citations—covering scaffold construction, falling object protection, and ladder safety—indicates that workers were exposed to catastrophic multi-point failure risks. Specifically,