RIDGEWOOD, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: NED STEVENS GUTTER CLEANING AND GENERAL CONTRACTING INC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of NED STEVENS GUTTER CLEANING AND GENERAL CONTRACTING INC in 349 WINDSOR TERRACE, RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450 (NAICS 561790). OSHA activity number 340655877.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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?
- Site address
- 349 WINDSOR TERRACE
- City
- RIDGEWOOD
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07450
- Mailing
- 11 DANIEL ROAD EAST, FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 561790
- Employees
- 350
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.333 C02
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 30, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(2): The employer did not ensure that only qualified persons were working on energized circuits and that qualified persons were familiar with the proper use of special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, insulating and shielding materials, and insulated tools a. 349 Windsor Terrace, Ridgewood, NJ 07450: The employer did not ensure that the employee working near the electrical lines and connection to the house at the listed address was qualified to work on or near energized electrical equipment, nor did the employer provide the proper precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, or insulated tools. The employee was approximately 4 feet from the electrical line, while spraying a gutter with a hose, on or about May 26, 2015. Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $7000
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.333 C03 I A 1
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 30, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)(i)(A)(1): When an unqualified person was working in an elevated position near overhead lines with voltages to ground rated at 50 kV or below, the location was not such that the person and the longest conductive object he or she could contact came closer than 10 ft. (305 cm) to any unguarded, energized overhead line: a. 349 Windsor Terrace, Ridgewood, NJ 07450: When an unqualified employee was working on an elevated roof near overhead lines with voltages to ground rated at 50 kV, the employer did not ensure that the location was such that the employee and longest conductive object he could contact came closer than 10 ft. (305cm) to any unguarded, energized overhead line: The employer did not ensure that at employee accessing the roof of a house remained 10 feet from an energized overhead line that attached to the house. The employee was approximately 4 feet from the electrical line, while spraying a gutter with a hose, on or about May 26, 2015. Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 30, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $70,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees due to a fall from the roof: a. 349 Windsor Terrace, Ridgewood, NJ 07450: The employer does not ensure that personal protective equipment was used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: The employer did not ensure that a personal fall arrest system was in use to prevent employees standing on a pitched roof cleaning and spraying gutters from falling approximately 18 feet on or about May 26, 2015. Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning and General Contracting, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of the occupational safety and health standard or it's equivalent standard OSH Act of 1970 (5)(a)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 951897, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on February 5, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 14 Grecian Street, Parsippany, NJ 07054.
Recent events (3)
- — F (R) $0
- — C (R) $70000
- — Z (R) $70000
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 30, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: The employer does not ensure that personal protective equipment is used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: The employer did not ensure that a personal fall arrest system was in use to prevent employees from falling approximately 18 feet from a sloped roof while performing gutter cleaning, on or about May 26, 2015. Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 1903.19(d). Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning and General Contracting, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of the occupational safety and health standard or it's equivalent standard OSH Act of 1970 1910.132(a) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 942559, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on February 5, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 131 Longview Ave, Leonia, NJ 07605.
Recent events (3)
- — F (R) $0
- — C (R) $0
- — Z (R) $0
More inspections at NED Stevens Gutter Cleaning and General Contracting INC
View NED Stevens Gutter Cleaning and General Contracting INC's full OSHA safety record →
More inspections in this industry (NAICS 561790)
More inspections in NJ
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 340655877.
Look up any company's OSHA accident reports by company, or browse severe injury reports by year, state, and company.