PATERSON, NJ ·
OSHA Inspection: GENERAL MACHINE CONSTRUCTION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GENERAL MACHINE CONSTRUCTION in 852 MADISON AVE., PATERSON, NJ 07501 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 339226334.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GENERAL MACHINE CONSTRUCTION
- Site address
- 852 MADISON AVE.
- City
- PATERSON
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07501
- Mailing
- 818 24TH ST., PATERSON, NJ 07513
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238170
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
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) 832 Madison Ave., Paterson NJ: Employee without protective helmet was working on the ground under pump jack platform being exposed to a struck-by hazard, on or about 6/11/2013.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.404 B01 II
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii): On a construction site, where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, all 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets which were not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees did not have approved ground fault circuit interrupers for personal protection. a) 832 Madison Ave., Paterson NJ: Employees were not protected by the use of GFCI outlets while cutting plywood with a circular saw, on or about 6/11/2013.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.416 A01
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
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) 832 Madison Ave., Paterson NJ: Employee was installing facia next to live electric service, on or about 06/11/2013.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
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) 832 Madison Ave., Paterson NJ: Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet while working from a pump jack scaffold that did not have a complete guardrail system or other means of fall protection in place, on or about 6/11/2013.
Recent events (1)
- · 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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339226334.
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