PATERSON, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: BIOEARTH INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BIOEARTH INC. in 740 MAIN ST., PATERSON, NJ 07503 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 339895096.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BIOEARTH INC.
- Site address
- 740 MAIN ST.
- City
- PATERSON
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07503
- Mailing
- 50 CENTRAL AVE., KEARNY, NJ 07032
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238220
- Employees
- 11
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 E
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(e): Employee was not prohibited to be underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment: a) Inside excavation: Employee was verifying the level of the bottom of the excavation using a vertical pole attached to a laser detector while a Hitachi 350 LC excavator's bucket moved soil over him creating a struck by hazard, on or about 8/9/2014.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $800
- — C (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $2000
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres or other hazardous conditions: a) Inside excavation: A competent person was not on site to make inspections as needed throughout the shift, on or about 8/9/2014. Abatement note: To be "a competent person" under this standard, a person must have training in and be knowledgeable about, soils analysis, the use of protective systems and the requirements of this standard. Competent person means one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings, or working conditions which are unsanitary, or dangerous to employees....
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,120 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c). The employer had not complied with the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(i) in that the excavation was more than 5 feet deep: a) Inside excavation: Employee while inside verifying the level of the bottom of an unprotected excavation approximately 9 feet deep was exposed to a cave in hazard, on or about 8/9/2014.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1120
- — C (S) $2800
- — 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 339895096.
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