EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: VERGONA CRANE CO., INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of VERGONA CRANE CO., INC. in NEW MEADOWLANDS RACETRACK GRANDSTAND, EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ 07073 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 338970593.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VERGONA CRANE CO., INC.
- Site address
- NEW MEADOWLANDS RACETRACK GRANDSTAND
- City
- EAST RUTHERFORD
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07073
- Mailing
- 180 WEST FOREST AVENUE, ENGLEWOOD, NJ 07631
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238990
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.251 E08
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,520 · Current $1,008 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.251(e)(8)(iii): Synthetic web slings were not immediately removed from service when snagged, punctured, torn, or cut: a) North Side Crane Area: The synthetic web sling with cuts was used to lift the HVAC curbs. It was not removed from service, on or about 3/21/2013.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1008
- — Z (S) $2520
1926.1425 C02
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,520 · Current $1,008 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1425(c)(2): 29 CFR 1926.1425(c)(2): The employer did not make sure that hooks with self-closing latches were used while employees were hooking, unhooking, or guiding the load: a) North Side Crane Area: Four hooks used to lift the HVAC curbs were missing the self-closing latches, on or about 3/21/2013.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1008
- — Z (S) $2520
1926.1422
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $360 · Current $144 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1422: Hand signal charts were not posted on the equipment or conspicuously posted in the vicinity of the hoisting operations: a) North Side Crane Area: The Liebherr crane did not have a hand signal chart, on or about 3/21/2013.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $144
- — Z (O) $360
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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 338970593.
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