JAMESBURG, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: ARTUR ALVES EXCAVATING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ARTUR ALVES EXCAVATING, INC. in 268 GATZMER STREET, JAMESBURG, NJ 08831 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 340806876.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ARTUR ALVES EXCAVATING, INC.
- Site address
- 268 GATZMER STREET
- City
- JAMESBURG
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08831
- Mailing
- 486 ELIZABETH AVENUE, SOMERSET, NJ 08873
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
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Sep 10, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,560 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents. a. 268 Gatzmer Avenue, Jamesburg, NJ - (Uncle Bobs Storage) Employees engaged in masonry activities were not protected from potential eye or face injury. Employees were observed cutting concrete blocks with a STIHL TS 420 Cutquik gas powered saw without the use of eye or face protection. Violation observed on or about July 28, 2015
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $1560
- — C (S) $2400
- — Z (S) $2400
1926.651 H01
- Issued
- Sep 10, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,820 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation: a. 268 Gatzmer Avenue, Jamesburg, NJ - (Uncle Bobs Storage) Workers repairing an 8 inch water main were exposed to crushing injuries in an excavation deeper than 5 feet that accumulated water and was not adequately sloped or protected by shields or shoring to prevent collapse. Violation occurred on or about July 28, 2015
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $1820
- — C (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Sep 10, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,820 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c). The employer had not complied with the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(i) in that the excavation was sloped at an angle steeper than one and one-half horizontal to one vertical (34 degrees measured from the horizontal): a. 268 Gatzmer Avenue, Jamesburg, NJ - (Uncle Bobs Storage) Workers repairing an 8 inch water main were exposed to crushing injuries in an excavation deeper than 5 feet that was not adequately sloped or protected by shields or shoring. Violation occurred on or about July 28, 2015
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $1820
- — C (S) $2800
- — 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 340806876.
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