WEEHAWKEN, NJ ·
OSHA Inspection: SAMOS DECORATING & PAINTING INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SAMOS DECORATING & PAINTING INC. in 4300 PARK AVENUE, WEEHAWKEN, NJ 07086 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 339929499.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SAMOS DECORATING & PAINTING INC.
- Site address
- 4300 PARK AVENUE
- City
- WEEHAWKEN
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07086
- Mailing
- 2344 ST. GEORGE AVENUE, RAHWAY, NJ 07065
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 238140
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 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. 4300 Park Avenue Weehawken, NJ (Front Facade) Safe access and egress to the suspension scaffold was not provided to the work platform. Employees were observed egressing the suspension scaffold utilizing the scaffolding sling and suspension rope. Violation observed on or about 09/02/2014
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2100
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration:; Such activities were not performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person. a. 4300 Park Avenue Weehawken, NJ (Front Facade) The suspended 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 09/02/2014
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $900
- · Z (S) $1200
1926.451 G03 IV
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,100 Reduced
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. 4300 Park Avenue Weehawken, NJ (Front Facade) Employees performing masonry (stucco) activities from a suspended scaffold were connected to the same vertical lifelines there by exposing workers to fall hazards of approximately 30 feet. Violation observed on or about 09/02/2014
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2100
- · 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 339929499.
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