NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: ACOSTA CONSTRUCTION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ACOSTA CONSTRUCTION in 395 DELAVAN ST., NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08901 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 331904243.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ACOSTA CONSTRUCTION
- Site address
- 395 DELAVAN ST.
- City
- NEW BRUNSWICK
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08901
- Mailing
- 143 LAKEVIEW AVE., CLIFTON, NJ 07011
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238170
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.300 B01
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use: a) On or about 01/25/12 CSHO observed an employee operating a Delta 8-1/2 Sawbuck table saw with the blade guard missing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1680
- — Z (S) $4200
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, post, frames, and uprights did not bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundations: a) On or about 01/25/12 CSHOI observed two employees working on and from Alum-A-Pole pump jack scaffold when the scaffold was not erected on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1680
- — Z (S) $4200
1926.451 F15
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(15): Ladders were used on scaffolds to increase the working level height of employees, when the employer had not satisfied the requirements of 1926.451(f)(15)(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv): a) On or about 01/25/12 CSHO observed an employee working on and from a 6 A-Frame ladder positioned on the Alum-A-Pole pump jack platform to increase his working level.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1680
- — Z (S) $4200
1926.451 G04 I
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms: a) On or about 01/25/12 CSHO observed two employees working on and from Alum-A-Pole pump jack scaffold with no fall protection system in place, i.e. guardrail system installed along all open sides and ends of platform.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1680
- — Z (S) $4200
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access: a) On or about 01/25/12 CSHO observed two employees working on and from Alum-A-Pole pump jack scaffold when the ladder they were using to access the scaffold platform did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface, i.e. platform.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1680
- — Z (S) $4200
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 331904243.
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