RUTHERFORD, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: RAFA'S CONSTRUCTION, LLC
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of RAFA'S CONSTRUCTION, LLC in 506 RIVERSIDE AVE., RUTHERFORD, NJ 07070 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 340794239.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RAFA'S CONSTRUCTION, LLC
- Site address
- 506 RIVERSIDE AVE.
- City
- RUTHERFORD
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07070
- Mailing
- 59-61 MONROE STREET, NEWARK, NJ 07105
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 236220
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $455 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: a) Exterior Front of Residential Building: Employees were exposed to head injuries while applying stucco below a fabricated tubular frame scaffold. The employees were not protected by hard hats or protective helmets, on or about, 7/22/15.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $455
- — Z (S) $1200
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $455 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation: a) Exterior Front of Residential Building: Employees were working on the platform of a fabricated tubular frame scaffold, three frames in height, and the scaffold poles were not sitting on base plates, on or about, 7/22/15.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $455
- — Z (S) $1600
1926.451 F06
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $455 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6): a) Exterior Front of Residential Building: Overhead energized power lines were running through a fabricated tubular frame scaffold while employees were engaged in applying stucco, on or about, 7/22/15.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $455
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2015
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200. The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: a) Exterior Front of Residential Building: Employees mix E.I.F.S Stucco Basecoat, which contains free silica and the employer had not developed a written hazard communication program, on or about, 7/22/15.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1926.28 A
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.28(a): The employer did not require the wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment in all operations where there is an exposure to hazardous conditions: a) Exterior Front of Residential Building: Employees were exposed to skin irritation while using EIFS Stucco Basecoat Latex Modified which contains Portland cement. Employees were not wearing personal protective equipment to protect against skin irritation and dust inhalation hazard, on or about, 7/22/15.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 340794239.
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