JERSEY CITY, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: AJD CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AJD CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. in 235 GRAND STREET, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07302 (NAICS 236116). OSHA activity number 342860228.
What this inspection record means
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AJD CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
- Site address
- 235 GRAND STREET
- City
- JERSEY CITY
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07302
- Mailing
- 948 HIGHWAY 36, LEONARDO, NJ 07737
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 236116
- Employees
- 200
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,805 · Current $12,300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. a) Worksite was located at 235 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Employees were exposed to fall hazards of nine feet as they were working on the sixth floor of the Townhouse building passing up materials in close proximity to the building perimeter of the southeastern stair tower elevation without being tied off or having guardrails in place. Violations were observed on or about December 8th, 2017 and December 11th, 2017. b) Worksite was located at 235 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Employees were exposed to fall hazards of nine feet as he was working on top of a wall on the south side of the sixth floor of the building setting up boards to support the plywood sheeting for the seventh floor without being tied off or having guardrails in place. Violations were observed on or about December 8th, 2017. c) Worksite was located at 235 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Employees were exposed to fall hazards of nine feet as he was being handed up materials from the ground and handing them up to another employee on the third floor in close proximity to the building perimeter on the southwest side of the second floor without being tied off or having guardrails in place. Violations were observed on or about December 8th, 2017. d) Worksite was located at 235 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Employees were exposed to fall hazards of nine feet as they were being handling forms and materials in close proximity to the building perimeter on the southeast side of the sixth floor without being tied off or having guardrails in place. Violations were observed on or about December 8th, 2017. e) Worksite was located at 235 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Employees were exposed to fall hazards of nine feet as he was overseeing the scaffold installation in close proximity to the building perimeter on the southwest side of the sixth floor without being tied off or having guardrails in place. Violations were observed on or about December 8th, 2017. f) Worksite was located at 235 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Employees were exposed to fall hazards of nine feet as he was receiving a crane load of forms in close proximity to the building perimeter on the southeast side of the fifth floor without being tied off or having guardrails in place. Violations were observed on or about December 8th, 2017.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $12300
- — C (S) $12805
- — Z (S) $12805
1926.501 B04 I
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,805 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights), more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes. a) Worksite was located at 235 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Employees were exposed to fall hazards while working in close proximity to open holes approximately twelve inches by eighteen inches in the flooring while decking the second floor southwest. The open holes were over uncapped vertical rebar on the next lower level approximately nine feet down. Violation was observed on or about December 11th, 2017. b) Worksite was located at 235 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Employees were exposed to fall hazards as there were open holes approximately two feet by two feet in the flooring where employees were doing layout on the seventh floor above a concrete floor on the next lower level approximately nine feet down. Violation was observed on or about December 11th, 2017.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $12805
- — Z (S) $12805
1926.501 B04 II
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface was not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes (including skylights) by covers: a) Worksite was located at 235 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Employees were exposed to trip hazards while working in close proximity to holes with partial covers approximately fifty two inches by sixteen inches that left 6.5 inch openings in the flooring. Employees were cleaning and working in this area on the northeast and northwest stairs on the fourth floor southwest. Violation was observed on or about December 11th, 2017.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.502 I02
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,805 · Current $12,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(2): Covers shall be capable of supporting, without failure, at least twice the weight of employees, equipment, and materials that may be imposed on the cover at any one time. a) Worksite was located at 235 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Employees were exposed to fall hazards in the Townhouse as floor hole covers including those for the pour stops, which measured 26" x 38" on the north and eastern sides of the third floor, were of thin sheet metal that would not support the weight of an employee. Violation was observed on or about December 11th, 2017. b) Worksite was located at 235 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Employees were exposed to fall hazards in the Townhouse as floor hole covers including those for the pour stops, which measured 26" x 38" on the north and eastern sides of the fourth floor, were of thin sheet metal that would not support the weight of an employee. Violation was observed on or about December 11th, 2017.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $12100
- — C (S) $12805
- — Z (S) $12805
1926.502 I03
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $10,975 · Current $12,100
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(3): All covers were not secured when installed so as to prevent accidental displacement by the wind, equipment, or employees: a) Worksite was located at 235 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Employees were exposed to fall hazards while cleaning as floor hole covers on the third floor to the north and east sides of the Townhouse, were not properly secured or covered to prevent employees from trip / fall hazards. Violation was observed on or about December 11th, 2017. b) Worksite was located at 235 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Employees were exposed to fall hazards while cleaning and working on the northeast and northwest stairs as floor hole covers on the fourth floor to the north and east sides of the Townhouse, , were not properly secured or covered to prevent employees from trip / fall hazards. Violation was observed on or about December 11th, 2017
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $12100
- — C (S) $10975
- — Z (S) $10975
1926.502 I04
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $10,975 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(i)(4): All covers were not color coded or marked with the word "HOLE" or "COVER" to provide warning of the hazard: a) Worksite was located at 235 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Employees were exposed to fall hazards while cleaning as floor hole covers on the third floor to the north and east sides of the Townhouse, were not properly marked as "hole" or "cover" to prevent employees from trip / fall hazards. Violation was observed on or about December 11th, 2017. b) Worksite was located at 235 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Employees were exposed to fall hazards while cleaning and working on the northeast and northwest stairs as floor hole covers on the fourth floor to the north and east sides of the Townhouse, were not properly marked as "hole" or "cover" to prevent employees from trip / fall hazards. Violation was observed on or about December 11th, 2017
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $10975
- — Z (S) $10975
1926.701 B
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,805 · 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) Worksite was located at 235 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Employees were observed doing layout work and setting decking around unprotected reinforcing steel exposing themselves to possible impalement. Violation was observed on or about December 8th, 2017 and December 11th, 2017.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $12805
- — Z (S) $12805
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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 342860228.
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