BROOKSIDE, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: KONKUS CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of KONKUS CORPORATION in EAST MAIN STREET & WOODLAND ROAD, BROOKSIDE, NJ 07926 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 341078988.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KONKUS CORPORATION
- Site address
- EAST MAIN STREET & WOODLAND ROAD
- City
- BROOKSIDE
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07926
- Mailing
- 245 MAIN STREET SUITE 202, CHESTER, NJ 07930
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237310
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2016
- Abate by
- May 11, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,320 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: a) Work Site: East Main Street & Woodland Road, Brookside, NJ and at the Corporate Office at 245 Main Street, Suite 202, Chester, NJ. Employee(s) were not instructed to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions and were not trained as to what OSHA regulations applied to them so that they could control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to injury while engaging in trenching and excavation operations. Violation observed on or about 11/23/2015.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $1320
1926.350 A09
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,320 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.350(a)(9): Compressed gas cylinder(s) were not secured in an upright position: a-b) Work Site: East Main Street & Woodland Road, Brookside, NJ. Oxygen cylinders were found under a trailer and leaning against a temporary walkway and were not secured in an upright position. Violation observed on or about 11/23/2015.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $1320
1926.651 I03
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $2,200 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(i)(3): Sidewalks, pavements, or appurtenant structures had been undermined and a support system or another method was not provided to protect employees from the possible collapse of such structures: a) Work Site: East Main Street & Woodland Road, Brookside, NJ. Employees were exposed to struck-by injuries from pavement collapse in the 8 1/2 foot deep area of the excavation where the pavement had been undermined by approximately 2 and 1/2 feet. Violation observed on or about 11/23/2015.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $2200
1926.701 B
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,080 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall or come against, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement: a) Work Site: East Main Street & Woodland Road, Brookside, NJ. Workers on top of the precast concrete were exposed to the hazard of impalement as the tops of 4' to 6' long reinforcing steel rods were not guarded. Violation observed on or about 11/23/2015.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $3080
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $30,800 · Current $16,976 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) Work Site: East Main Street and Woodland Road, Brookside, NJ. Employee(s) working at the base of the 8 1/2' vertical dirt wall were exposed to cave-in hazards working inside the 58' wide by 59' long excavation as the employer did not use protective systems or employ sloping of the excavation in this area of the excavation. Violation observed on or about 11/23/2015.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $16976
- — Z (W) $30800
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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 341078988.
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