LINDEN, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: TRI-STATE IRON WORKS, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of TRI-STATE IRON WORKS, LLC in 1140 E. ST. GEORGES AVE., LINDEN, NJ 07036 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 344091905.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TRI-STATE IRON WORKS, LLC
- Site address
- 1140 E. ST. GEORGES AVE.
- City
- LINDEN
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07036
- Mailing
- 810 BOND STREET, ELIZABETH, NJ 07201
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 238120
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.350 A04
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $4,376 · Current $3,282 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.350(a)(4): Compressed gas cylinder(s) being transported by powered vehicles were not secured in a vertical position: a. 1040 E. Saint Georges Ave., Linden, NJ - CitiVillage Phase II The employer did not ensure that compressed gas cylinders being transported in the work vehicle were secured in a vertical position. Employees loaded oxygen and acetylene cylinders in the back of the pickup truck on their sides and transported them from the shop to the jobsite. Violation observed on or about June 19, 2019
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3282
- — Z (S) $4376
1926.701 B
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $4,376 · Current $3,282 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement: a. 1040 E. Saint Georges Ave., Linden, NJ - CitiVillage Phase II - North Elevation The employer did not ensure that reinforcing steel was properly guarded. Employees engaged in steel erection activities worked in areas directly above where the reinforcing steel (rebar) for the block wall extended more than 12 inches and was not protected with caps. Violation observed on or about June 19, 2019
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3282
- — Z (S) $4376
1926.760 A01
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $4,376 · Current $3,282 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): Each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems: a. 1140 E. Saint Georges Ave., Linden, NJ - CitiVillage Phase II The employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falls by use of safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems. Employees engaged in steel erection activities worked from the I-beams without any means of fall protection available. Violation occurred on or about June 19, 2019
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3282
- — Z (S) $4376
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Oct 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $8,752 · Current $6,570 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level: a. 1140 E. Saint Georges Ave., Linden, NJ - CitiVillage Phase II - South elevation The employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falls. Employees engaged in steel erection activities used a JLG All-terrain Forklift to lift employees, on the forks, to torque bolts for the connections. Violation occurred on or about June 19, 2019 Tri-State Iron Works, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1000048, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on December 3, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 1374 Hamilton Street, Somerset, NJ 08873
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $6570
- — Z (R) $8752
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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 344091905.
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