KEARNY, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: KEMSCO CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT CO. INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of KEMSCO CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT CO. INC. in FISH HOUSE ROAD HALF MILE SOUTH OF THE WITTPENN BRIDGE, KEARNY, NJ 07032 (NAICS 237130). OSHA activity number 344126289.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- KEMSCO CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT CO. INC.
- Site address
- FISH HOUSE ROAD HALF MILE SOUTH OF THE WITTPENN BRIDGE
- City
- KEARNY
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07032
- Mailing
- 139 HARPER STREET, NEWARK, NJ 07114
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237130
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.652 C02 I
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,630 · Current $4,641 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(c)(2)(i): Design of support systems, shield systems, or other protective systems that are drawn from manufacturer's tabulated data were not in accordance with all specifications, recommendations, and limitations issued or made by the manufacturer: a) Fish House Road, Half Mile Sough of the Wittpenn Bridge, Kearny, NJ. Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards from the steel plates in the up to 7'2" deep excavation as according to manufacturer's tabulated data, a minimum of 2 hydraulic cylinders should be in each vertical plane at such a depth whereas the employer only provided for 1 hydraulic cylinder between the plates. Violation observed on or about 06/28/2019.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4641
- — Z (S) $6630
1926.652 C02 III
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $2,784 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(c)(2)(iii): Manufacturer's specifications, recommendations, and limitations, and manufacturer's approval to deviate from the specifications, recommendations, and limitations were not in written form at the jobsite during construction of the protective system: a) Fish House Road, Half Mile Sough of the Wittpenn Bridge, Kearny, NJ. Neither the competent person nor the employer could provide to the OSHA investigator the numerous manufacturers' tabulated data for the vertical hydraulic shores or the trench shields in written form kept at the jobsite. Violation observed on or about 06/28/2019.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2784
- — Z (S) $3978
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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 344126289.
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