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JERSEY CITY, NJ —

OSHA Inspection: PJ DEGRACIA CONTRACTING , INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PJ DEGRACIA CONTRACTING , INC. in 142 NEWARK AVENUE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07302 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 340103852.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
PJ DEGRACIA CONTRACTING , INC.
Site address
142 NEWARK AVENUE
City
JERSEY CITY
State
NJ
ZIP
07302
Mailing
32 REVEREND ROBERTS PLACE BLD. NO. 2, NUTLEY, NJ 07110

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

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.652 B01 I

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 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

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2800.00 · Current $2400.00 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) $2400
  • — 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 340103852.