SHORT HILLS, NJ ·
OSHA Inspection: BUILDTEC CONSTRUCTION INC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BUILDTEC CONSTRUCTION INC in 201 OLD SHORT HILLS ROAD, SHORT HILLS, NJ 07078 (NAICS 238350). OSHA activity number 342785623.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BUILDTEC CONSTRUCTION INC
- Site address
- 201 OLD SHORT HILLS ROAD
- City
- SHORT HILLS
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07078
- Mailing
- 59 EUCLID AVENUE, NEWARK, NJ 07105
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238350
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,803 · Current $2,852 Reduced
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). Residential house- 201 Short Hills Road, Short Hills, NJ: a) Roof level - Employee performing framing without a fall protection system was exposed to a fall approximately 18 ft onto the 2nd floor of the house; on or about 11/20/2017. b) 2nd floor level - Employee performing framing without a fall protection system was exposed to a fall approximately 9 ft onto the 1st floor of the house; on or about 11/20/2017. c) 1st floor level - Employees performing framing without a fall protection system were exposed to a fall approximately 14 ft onto the ground below; on or about 11/20/2017.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2852.25
- · Z (S) $3803
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,716 · Current $2,037 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access: a) 2nd floor of residential home- Employees were exposed to a fall of approximately 10 feet while accessing an 8 ft A frame ladder that did not extend 3 feet over roof landing; on or about 11/20/17.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2037
- · Z (S) $2716
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,716 · Current $2,037 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed: a) 2nd floor of residential home- Employees were exposed to a fall of approximately 10 feet while using an 8 ft A frame ladder instead of an extension ladder to 10 ft high roof level. Employees were required to use the top step of the ladder; on or about 11/20/17.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2037
- · Z (S) $2716
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 342785623.
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