MADISON, NJ ·
OSHA Inspection: BLANCO DESIGN
Programmed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a programmed Related safety inspection of BLANCO DESIGN in 73 GLENWILD AVENUE, MADISON, NJ 07940 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 334355518.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BLANCO DESIGN
- Site address
- 73 GLENWILD AVENUE
- City
- MADISON
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07940
- Mailing
- 1972 US HIGHWAY 22, SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ 07076
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Programmed Related (J)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238990
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.95 A
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact. a. 75 Glenwild Road, Madison, NJ 07940 Employer did not ensure that protective equipment was used by employees operating a DeWalt cordless brad nailer, thereby exposing employees to eye injuries requiring hospitalization. Violation observed on or about May 19, 2012
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2400
1926.300 A
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.300(a): Condition of tools. All hand and power tools and similar equipment, whether furnished by the employer or the employee, shall be maintained in a safe condition. a. 75 Glenwild Road, Madison, NJ Employer did not ensure that all power tools were maintained in a safe condition with guards for the compound miter saw, table saw, and portable hand grinder, thereby exposing employees to amputation hazards. Violation observed on or about May 19, 2012
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.300 B01
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): When power operated tools are designed to accommodate guards, they shall be equipped with such guards when in use. a. 75 Glenwild Road, Madison, NJ - West side of house in driveway Employer did not ensure that power tools (miter saw, grinder, table saw) that were designed to accommodate guards were installed on tool before use,thereby exposing employees to amputation hazards. Violation observed on or about May 19, 2012
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds shall be fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports. a. 75 Glenwild Rd, Madison, NJ - Front of house in the west side of driveway Employees were observed working from a tubular framed scaffold that was not fully planked, thereby exposing employess to fall hazards. Violation observed on or about May 19, 2012
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation. A. 75 Glenwild Rd, Madison, NJ - Front of house in the west side of driveway Tubular framed scaffold used to perform carpentry work did not have base plates, and did not have muds sills or on a firm foundation, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards. Violation observed on or about May 19, 2012
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.451 C02 II
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(ii): Unstable objects shall not be used to support scaffolds or platform units. a. 75 Glenwild Rd, Madison, NJ - Front of house in the west side of driveway Tubular framed scaffold was missing base plates and employer used paving stones on dirt to level the scaffold, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards. Violation observed on or about May 19, 2012
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Jun 1, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access. a. 75 Glenwild Rd, Madison, NJ - Front of house in the west side of driveway Employees did not use proper access or egress from scaffold platform, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards. Violation observed on or about May 19, 2012
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1200
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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 334355518.
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