TEANECK, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION in 704 PALISADES AVE, TEANECK, NJ 07666 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 344643317.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION
- Site address
- 704 PALISADES AVE
- City
- TEANECK
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07666
- Mailing
- 938 SPRING VALLEY RD, MAYWOOD, NJ 07607
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
- 238170
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B05 II
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,048 · Current $2,425 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): The end of a platform greater than 10 feet in length extended over its support more than 18 inches and the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end. a) Building Exterior: Employees were exposed to a 12 foot fall hazard while engaged in roofing activities from a ladder jack scaffold that was 20 feet long.. The end of the platform was not designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform was able to support employees without tipping, the ladder jack scaffold had an foot overhang over the support on each side, on or about 2/20/2020.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2424.8
- — Z (S) $4048
1926.451 G01 I
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,048 · Current $2,429 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system; a) Building Exterior-Left Side: Employees were exposed to a 12 foot fall hazard while working from a Ladder Jack Scaffold. They were not protected from falling by personal fall arrest system or other means of fall protection, on or about 2/20/2020.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2428.8
- — Z (S) $4048
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 16, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,313 · Current $1,388 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards: a) Building exterior-Left side: Employees required to work from a ladder jack scaffold were not trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize the hazards, on or about 2/20/20.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1387.8
- — Z (S) $2313
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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 344643317.
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