BLOOMFIELD, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN SIDING
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of AMERICAN SIDING in 53 CHARLES ST., BLOOMFIELD, NJ 07003 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 333888238.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AMERICAN SIDING
- Site address
- 53 CHARLES ST.
- City
- BLOOMFIELD
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07003
- Mailing
- 72 CLOVER ST., NEWARK, NJ 07101
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
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.416 A01
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means: a)Employee was conducting siding work. standing on a scaffold within one foot of a utility service. The employee was working right next to the power line which provided service to the house. Violation observed on or about 4/10/12.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1680
- — C (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform and the uprights is no a)53 Charles St., Bloomfield, NJ:Employee working from a work platform that was not fully planked, exposing him to a fall of approximately 18 feet to the ground below. Violation observed on or about 4/10/12.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1680
- — C (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section: a)53 Charles St., Bloomfield, NJ:Employees working on a scaffold were exposed to fall hazard of approximately 18 feet to the ground below, while working and walking across areas of the scaffold which did not have any guard rails or any other form of fall protection. Violation observed on or about 4/10/12.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1680
- — C (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
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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 333888238.
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