EDISON, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: HERRERA'S CO.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of HERRERA'S CO. in 7 TERRY AVENUE, EDISON, NJ 08820 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 342921053.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HERRERA'S CO.
- Site address
- 7 TERRY AVENUE
- City
- EDISON
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08820
- Mailing
- 316 LAFAYETTE ST., NEWARK, NJ 07105
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
- 238160
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury: a) 7 Terry Avenue, Edison, NJ 08820. Employees were not using eye and face protection when operating pneumatic nail gun and circular saw while cutting and installing roof trusses exposing them to corneal abrasions. Occurred on 01/24/18
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3880
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above the lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, nor was an alternative fall protection plan which meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.502(k) developed and implemented: a) 7 Terry Avenue, Edison, NJ 08820. Employees were not using any fall protection systems when installing new roof trusses while standing on the sill plates at the edge of the new structure exposing the employees to fall hazards in excess of 20 feet to the ground below. Occurred on 01/24/18
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3880
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880
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 above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access: a) 7 Terry Avenue, Edison, NJ 08820. Employees were using an aluminum portable extension ladder to access the roof sill plates when the ladder was not extended three feet above that landing exposing the employees to fall hazards in excess of 20 feet to the ground below. Occurred on 01/24/18
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3880
1926.1053 B22
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause them to lose balance and fall: a) 7 Terry Avenue, Edison, NJ 08820. Employees were carrying tools up an aluminum portable extension ladder, not maintaining three point of contact as required exposing the employees to fall hazards in excess of 20 feet to the ground below. Occurred on 01/24/18
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3880
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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 342921053.
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