SOMERVILLE, NJ ·
OSHA Inspection: SILVA BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CARPENTRY, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SILVA BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CARPENTRY, INC. in 21 DAVENPORT ST., SOMERVILLE, NJ 08876 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 344443098.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SILVA BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION CARPENTRY, INC.
- Site address
- 21 DAVENPORT ST.
- City
- SOMERVILLE
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08876
- Mailing
- 239 PROGRESS STREET, RIVERSIDE, NJ 08075
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238130
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $8,906 · Current $4,453 Reduced
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 from physical, chemical, or radiation agents: a. 21 Davenport St., Somerville, NJ - The Davenport development site Eye protection was not used by employees engaged in residential framing activities. Employees installing trusses used pneumatic nail guns without the use of protective eye equipment. Violation observed on or about November 13, 2019
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $4453
- · C (S) $8906
- · Z (S) $8906
1926.1053 B13
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $8,906 · Current $4,453 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step: a. 21 Davenport St., Somerville, NJ - The Davenport development site Ladders were used in a manner not intended by the manufacturer. Employees engaged in residential framing activities worked from the top step of a fiberglass A-frame ladder and used the top step as a means of access to the scaffold platform. Violation observed on or about November 13, 2019
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $4453
- · C (S) $8906
- · Z (S) $8906
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $20,781 · Current $10,390 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): a. 21 Davenport St., Somerville, NJ - The Davenport development site The employer did not ensure employees were protected from falls. Employees engaged in residential framing activities worked from the outside edges and the top plate of a 5 story building without the use of a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system. Violation observed on or about November 13, 2019 Silva Brothers Construction Carpentry, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1138034, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on September 7, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 425 Inman Ave., Building 8, Colonia, NJ 07067
Recent events (3)
- · J (R) $10390
- · C (R) $20781
- · Z (R) $20781
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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 344443098.
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