WHIPPANY, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: GIANT BUILDERS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GIANT BUILDERS, INC. in 325 WHIPPANY ROAD BUILDING 4, WHIPPANY, NJ 07981 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 342427978.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GIANT BUILDERS, INC.
- Site address
- 325 WHIPPANY ROAD BUILDING 4
- City
- WHIPPANY
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07981
- Mailing
- 275 CHESTNUT ST, SUITE 166, NEWARK, NJ 07105
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 238130
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.502 D21
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,183 · Current $4,183
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(21): Personal fall arrest systems were not inspected prior to each use for wear, damage, and other deterioration, and/or defective components were not removed from service: a) 325 Whippany Road, Building 4, Whippany Crossing, Whippany, NJ. Employees setting trusses were exposed to falls of 17'7" to the second floor from the trusses and exposed to falls of 21' from the top of the second floor to the ground below at this new townhome construction as the when fall protection was used, the vertical lifeline component was frayed and was not removed from service. Violation observed on or about 05/12/2017.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4183
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $41,828 · Current $41,828
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): a) 325 Whippany Road, Building 4, Whippany Crossing, Whippany, NJ. Employees setting trusses were exposed to falls of 17'7" to the second floor from the trusses and exposed to falls of 21' from the top of the second floor to the ground below at this new townhome construction as no methods of fall protection were in use. Violation observed on or about 05/12/2017. b) 325 Whippany Road, Building 4, Whippany Crossing, Whippany, NJ. Employee was exposed to falls of 9' from the rafters to the floor below as no methods of all protection were used. Violation observed on or about 06/02/2017.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (W) $41828
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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 342427978.
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