UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: V.H. CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of V.H. CONSTRUCTION, INC. in 11 WHITE PINE ROAD, UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ 07458 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 341989416.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- V.H. CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- Site address
- 11 WHITE PINE ROAD
- City
- UPPER SADDLE RIVER
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07458
- Mailing
- 95 GREENWOOD AVE. 2ND FLOOR, MIDLAND PARK, NJ 07432
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 238130
- Employees
- 22
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 B03
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2017
- Abate by
- Jul 30, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,183 · Current $2,510 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(b)(3): When excavation operations approached the estimated location of underground installations, the exact location of the installations was not determined by safe and acceptable means: a) Residential Building (Exterior Front): The employer did not determine a safe estimated location of the gas line feed prior to employees opening an excavation, thus exposing employees to an explosion hazard, on or about, 12/21/16. a) Residential Building (Exterior Front): Employees were unsafely performing excavation operations near a utility line using a excavator, thus striking a gas feed line. The employer did not ensure that employees performing excavation operations near a gas feed line were working safely and through acceptable means, thus exposing employees to an explosion hazard, on or about, 12/21/16.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $2509.8
- — C (S) $4183
- — Z (S) $4183
1926.651 B04
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2017
- Abate by
- Jul 30, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,183 · Current $2,510 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(b)(4): While the excavation was opened, underground installations were not protected, supported or removed as necessary to safeguard employees: a) Residential Building (Exterior Front): Employees were unsafely performing excavation operations near a utility line using a excavator, thus striking a gas feed line. The employer did not ensure that safe measures were taken to protect underground utilities, thus exposing employees to an explosion hazard, on or about, 12/21/16.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $2509.8
- — C (S) $4183
- — Z (S) $4183
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2017
- Abate by
- Jul 30, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,183 · Current $2,510 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not made after every rainstorm or other hazard increasing occurrence: a) Residential Building (Exterior Front): The employer did not ensure that an inspection was conducted of the excavation to avoid striking an underground utility, thus exposing employees to an explosion hazard, on or about, 12/21/16.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $2509.8
- — C (S) $4183
- — Z (S) $4183
1926.651 K02
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2017
- Abate by
- Jul 30, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employee(s) was/were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety: a) Residential Building (Exterior Front): The competent person in charge of the jobsite did not ensure that hazardous conditions were removed, thus exposing employees to an explosion hazard, on or about, 12/21/16.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $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 341989416.
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