MOUNTAIN LAKES, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: GALAXY IMPROVEMENT, LLC
Unprogrammed Other inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Other safety inspection of GALAXY IMPROVEMENT, LLC in 15 EAST SHORE, MOUNTAIN LAKES, NJ 07046 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 338274228.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GALAXY IMPROVEMENT, LLC
- Site address
- 15 EAST SHORE
- City
- MOUNTAIN LAKES
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07046
- Mailing
- 39 WEST 52ND STREET, BAYONNE, NJ 07002
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Other (I)
- 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
- 238140
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii): a) 15 East Shore, Mountain Lakes, NJ. Employees were working on the 4th level of the tubular framed scaffold that was not fully planked, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard of 25 feet to the ground. Violation observed on or about 01/15/2013.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level: a) 15 East Shore, Mountain Lakes, NJ. Employees were working on a tubular frame scaffold 25 feet high without any means of fall protection. There were missing guardrail system on all levels of the tubullar frame scaffold, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards to the ground. Violation observed on or about 01/15/2012.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 F03
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity: a) 15 East Shore, Mountain Lakes, NJ. Inspection was not performed of a tubular frame scaffold that was missing cross braces, thereby exposing the employees to collapsing tubular frame scaffold. Violation observed on or about 01/15/2013.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.452 C02
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would secure vertical members together laterally, and the cross braces were not of such length as would automatically square: a) 15 East Shore, Mountain Lakes, NJ. Crossbracing on tubular framed scaffold being used by employees on the front side of all four levels were inadequate. No crossbracing were installed on the inside tubular farmed scaffold, thereby allowing for potential and unexpected movement of the frames while being occupied. Violation observed on or about 01/15/2013.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 338274228.
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