JERSEY CITY, NJ ·
OSHA Inspection: GOTHAM WEST
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GOTHAM WEST in 142 NEWARK AVENUE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07302 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 339983884.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GOTHAM WEST
- Site address
- 142 NEWARK AVENUE
- City
- JERSEY CITY
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07302
- Mailing
- 317 GROVE STREEET STE. 6, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07302
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
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238910
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: a) 142 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ - basement of commercial building Employees were exposed to an approximate 8ft fall hazards as they had to walk next to an unprotected pit in order to access an excavation they were working in. Violation observed on or about 10/02/2014
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees: a) 142 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ - basement of commercial building Employees working inside a 9ft deep excavation were not provided with a ladder or ramp as a safe means of egress. Violation observed on or about 10/02/2014
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.652 B01 I
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(i): Excavtions were sloped at a steeper angle than one-half horizontal to one vertical (34 degrees): a) 142 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ - basement of commercial building Employees working inside an excavation approximately 9ft in depth were not protected from cave-in hazards as the side walls of the excavation were too steep to provide adequate cave-in protection. Violation observed on or about 10/02/2014
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.701 B
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall or come against, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement: a) 142 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ - basement of commercial building Employees were exposed to impalement hazards as they had to walk next to unguarded pit which contained uncapped rebar units on the surface approximately 8ft below. Violation observed on or about 10/02/2014
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · 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 339983884.
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