EDISON, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: JOSE CHAVEZ
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of JOSE CHAVEZ in 2 FARMHAVEN AVENUE, EDISON, NJ 08820 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 341667855.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- JOSE CHAVEZ
- Site address
- 2 FARMHAVEN AVENUE
- City
- EDISON
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08820
- Mailing
- 263 SOUTH ORANGE AVE., NEWARK, NJ 07103
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
- 238140
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,989 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment was not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury: a) 2 Farmhaven Avenue, Edison, NJ 08820. The employer allowed his employee to operate a gas cut-off saw to cut decorative bricks while not wearing any eye and or face protection. Occurred on or about 08/02/16.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $4989
- — Z (S) $4989
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,989 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports: a) 2 Farmhaven Avenue, Edison, NJ 08820. The employer allowed his employees to work on and from Tubular welded Scaffold when the walking/working platform was not fully planked exposing the employees to fall hazards. Occurred on or about 08/02/16.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $4989
- — Z (S) $4989
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,989 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on scaffolds more than 10 feet high were not protected from falling to the lower level: a) 2 Farmhaven Avenue, Edison, NJ 08820. The employer allowed his employees to work on and from Tubular Welded Scaffold with no fall protection systems in place, i.e. guardrail system erected along all open sides and ends of walking/working platforms exposing the employees to fall hazards. Occurred on or about 08/02/16.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $4989
- — Z (S) $4989
1926.452 C02
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,989 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Fabricated Frame Scaffold (Tubular Welded Frame) was not properly braced by cross bracing to align them so that the scaffold was plumb, square and rigid: a) 2 Farmhaven Avenue, Edison, NJ 08820. The employer allowed his employees to work on and from Tubular Welded Scaffold with missing cross braces exposing the employees to fall hazards in the event of scaffold collapse. Occurred on or about 08/02/16.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $4989
- — Z (S) $4989
1926.1053 B16
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $4,989 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identified them as defective, or tagged with Do Not Use or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired: a) 2 Farmhaven Avenue, Edison, NJ 08820. The employer allowed his employees to use a portable extension ladder that was damaged, not tagged and or taken out of service exposing the employees to fall hazards in the event of failure. Occurred on or about 08/02/16.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $4989
- — Z (S) $4989
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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 341667855.
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