SOMERSET, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: B. GARRETSON ROOFING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of B. GARRETSON ROOFING, INC. in 600 COTTONTAIL LANE, SOMERSET, NJ 08873 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 340993930.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- B. GARRETSON ROOFING, INC.
- Site address
- 600 COTTONTAIL LANE
- City
- SOMERSET
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08873
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 66, MORRIS PLAINS, NJ 07950
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
- 238160
- Employees
- 16
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B03
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(3): Each employee in a hoist area was not protected from falling 6 feet (1.8m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems: a. 600 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, NJ - Roof - NE Corner Employees engaged in commercial roofing activities were not protected by use of guardrails or a personal fall arrest system. Employees hoisting/lowering roofing materials to the next lower level were not protected from fall while working at the edge. Violation occurred on or about October 18, 2015
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1960
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system: a. 600 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, NJ - Roof - NE Corner and North edge Employees engaged in commercial roofing activities were not protected from falls by use of guardrails, safety line system, safety line and monitoring system, or a personal fall arrest system. Employees installing membrane roofing were not protected from falls while working at the edge. Violation occurred on or about October 18, 2015
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1960
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.502 F01 I
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(f)(1)(i): When no mechanical equipment was being used the warning line was not erected at least 6 feet (1.8m) from the roof edge: a. 600 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, NJ - Upper Roof The employer did not erect a warning line at least 6 feet from the roof edge around the entire work area. Employees engaged in commercial roofing activities on a 200,000 sf flat roof were not provided protection from falls or warned of the building edge by use of a warning line system which extended around the entire work area. Violation observed on or about October 19, 2015
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1960
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.502 F01 III
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
9 CFR 1926.502(f)(1)(iii): Points of access, materials handling areas, storage areas, and hoisting areas shall be connected to the work area by an access path formed by two warning lines. a. 600 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, NJ - Lower Roof - NE corner of building Employees engaged in commercial roofing activities were not provided an access path from the point of access/egress using two warning lines to the working area on the roof. Violation was observed on or about October 19, 2015
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1960
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.502 H01
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(h)(1): The employer did not did not designate a competent person to monitor the safety of other employees and/or did not ensure that the safety monitor complied with the requirements listed in (h)(1)(i) through (h)(1)(v) of this section: a. 600 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, NJ - Roof The employer did not provide and designate a a safety monitor to identify fall hazards and monitor employees when using a warning line and monitor system. Employees engaged in commercial roofing activities on a flat roof greater than 50 foot in length were not monitored by a competent person to warn them of impending hazards. Violation occurred on or about October 18, 2015
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1960
- — 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 340993930.
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