PATERSON, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: VENEGAS GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of VENEGAS GENERAL CONTRACTOR in 437 WEST BROADWAY, PATERSON, NJ 07522 (NAICS 423810). OSHA activity number 338464233.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VENEGAS GENERAL CONTRACTOR
- Site address
- 437 WEST BROADWAY
- City
- PATERSON
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07522
- Mailing
- 37 SUNSET AVE., BLOOMFIELD, NJ 07003
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 423810
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: a) 437 West Broadway Ave., Paterson: Employees without the use of protective helmets were exposed to falling objects while working below roofing activities, on or about 1/24/2013.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $750
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were 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 other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. a) 437 West Broadway Ave., Paterson: Employees were accessing jack ladder platform from support ladders being exposed to a fall of approximately 25 feet to a lower roof section, on or about 1/24/2013.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $750
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.452 K01
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m) a) 437 West Broadway Ave., Paterson: Employees were working from a ladder jack platform approximately 25 feet above a lower roof section, on or about 1/24/2013.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $750
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.1053 A07
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(7): Ladders not designed for such use were tied or fastened together to provide longer sections: a) 437 West Broadway Ave., Paterson: Employees using ladders that had been tied together to extend its reach were exposed to a fall of approximately 25 feet onto a lower roof section, on or about 1/24/2013.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $750
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): a) 437 West Broadway Ave., Paterson: Employees using extention ladders with pieces of wood as a scaffold work platform were exposed to a fall of approximately 25 feet onto a lower roof section, on or about 1/24/2013.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $750
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.1053 B22
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall: a) 437 West Broadway Ave., Paterson: Employees were carying bundles of shingles up an extension ladder, on or about 1/24/2013.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $750
- — 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 338464233.
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