SOMERSET, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: VIRIATO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of VIRIATO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY in 780 OLD NEW BRUNSWICK RD., SOMERSET, NJ 08873 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 340603521.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VIRIATO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
- Site address
- 780 OLD NEW BRUNSWICK RD.
- City
- SOMERSET
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08873
- Mailing
- 10 COLUMBIA AVE., KEARNY, NJ 07032
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
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,200 · Current $1,540 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Where scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers, stairway-type ladders, ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used for access: a) 780 Old New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 07032: Employees performing bricklaying operations working from a fabricated frame scaffold platform were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 40 feet to the ground when a ladder was not provided for the employees to gain safe access to the work platform.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1540
- — Z (S) $2200
1926.451 G04 I
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $2,156 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems shall be installed along all open sides and ends of platforms. Guardrail systems shall be installed before the scaffold is released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews. a) 780 Old New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 07032: Employees were performing bricklaying operations approximately 40 feet above the ground on a fabricated frame scaffold prior to installation of mid rails and top rails. Condition observed on or about 4/28/2015.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2156
- — Z (S) $3080
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2015
- Abate by
- Nov 24, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $2,156 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards: a) 780 Old New Brunswick Rd., Somerset, NJ 08873: Employees working from a fabricated frame scaffold were exposed to hazards, such as but not limited to falls, when the employer did not have a qualified person provide training to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards while working on the scaffold. Condition observed on or about 4/28/2015.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2156
- — Z (S) $3080
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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 340603521.
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