PARAMUS, NJ ·
OSHA Inspection: V.P.P. & SONS
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of V.P.P. & SONS in 796 KEARNY AVE, PARAMUS, NJ 07652 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 344553177.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- V.P.P. & SONS
- Site address
- 796 KEARNY AVE
- City
- PARAMUS
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07652
- Mailing
- 43 SHERMAN PLACE, CLIFTON, NJ 07011
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
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238140
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,048 · Current $2,631 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Platform(s) on all working levels of scaffolds, were not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and guardrail supports such that the space between adjacent units, and the space between the platform and the uprights: a- Building Exterior: Employees engaged in stucco work from the second scaffold section of tubular welded frame scaffold were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12ft as the scaffold platform was not fully planked. Condition noted or about 10/18/2019.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2631.2
- · Z (S) $4048
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,048 · Current $2,631 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. a- Building Exterior: Employees engaged in stucco work from the second scaffold section of tubular welded frame scaffold were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12ft as the scaffold platform was not provided a means of scaffold access and egress. Condition noted or about 01/10/2020.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2631.2
- · Z (S) $4048
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,048 · Current $2,631 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- Building Exterior: Employees engaged in stucco work from the second scaffold section of tubular welded frame scaffold were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12ft as the scaffold platform was not provided a means of fall protection. Condition noted or about 01/10/2020.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2631.2
- · Z (S) $4048
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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 344553177.
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