MAPLEWOOD, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: R&E CONSTRUCTION INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of R&E CONSTRUCTION INC. in 600 RIDGEWOOD AVENUE, MAPLEWOOD, NJ 07040 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 339911075.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- R&E CONSTRUCTION INC.
- Site address
- 600 RIDGEWOOD AVENUE
- City
- MAPLEWOOD
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07040
- Mailing
- 31 MAPLE STREET, WEST ORANGE, NJ 07052
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
- 238140
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $800 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. 600 Ridgewood Avenue Maplewood, NJ 07040 (Front Facade) Employees were observed performing masonry (stucco) activities from a welded tubular frame scaffold that was not fully planked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards. Violation observed on or about 08/20/2014
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 C01 II
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(1)(ii): Guys, ties, and/or braces were not installed according to the scaffold manufacturer's recommendations or at the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height and repeated vertically at locations of horizontal members every 20 feet (56.1 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds 3 feet ((0.91 m) wide or less, and every 26 feet (7.9 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds greater than 3 feet (0.91m) wide. a. 600 Ridgewood Avenue Maplewood, NJ 07040 (Front Facade) Employees were engaged in masonry activities from a welded tubular frame scaffold at heights of 35 feet without guys, ties and or braces being installed on scaffold. Violation observed on or about 08/20/2014
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $800 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. Crossbraces were used as a means of access. a. 600 Ridgewood Avenue Maplewood, NJ 07040 (Front Facade) Safe access and egress to the welded tubular frame scaffold was not provided to the work platform. Employees were observed egressing a welded tubular frame scaffold work platform using the cross braces and end rails. Violation observed on or about 08/20/2014
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities shall be performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person. a. 600 Ridgewood Avenue Maplewood, NJ 07040 (Front Facade) The welded tubular frame scaffold was not erected by a person qualified in scaffold erection thereby exposing employees to fall hazards due to scaffold collapses. Violation observed on or about 08/20/2014
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $1200
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section: a. 600 Ridgewood Avenue Maplewood, NJ 07040 (Front Facade) Employee observed performing masonry activities in close proximity to an unprotected edge without adequate means of fall protection, thereby was exposed to an approximate 35 ft fall hazard. Violation observed on or about 08/20/2014
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $800
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.451 G03 IV
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2014
- Abate by
- Sep 16, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(iv): Vertical lifelines, independent support lines, and suspension ropes shall not be attached to each other, nor shall they be attached to or use the same point of anchorage, nor shall they be attached to the same point on the scaffold or personal fall arrest system. a. 600 Ridgewood Avenue Maplewood, NJ 07040 (Front Facade) Employees performing masonry (stucco) activities from a welded tubular frame scaffold were connected to vertical lifelines that were attached to the frame of the scaffold. Violation observed on or about 08/20/2014
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 339911075.
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