NEWTON, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: KWS LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of KWS LLC in JOSEPH AVE, NEWTON, NJ 07860 (NAICS 236115). OSHA activity number 344661889.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KWS LLC
- Site address
- JOSEPH AVE
- City
- NEWTON
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07860
- Mailing
- 136 HAPER AVE UNIT 38, IRVINGTON, NJ 07111
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 236115
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- May 11, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,892 · Current $2,892
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 agents: a) Joseph Drive., Newton, NJ Employees performing roofing activities utilized nail guns and did not have any means of eye protection, on or about 02/28/2020.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $2892
- — C (S) $2892
- — Z (S) $2892
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- May 11, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048
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.) Joseph Drive., Newton, NJ Employees without fall protection were exposed to an approximate 20 foot fall hazard while engaged in construction activities, on or about 02/28/2020.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $4048
- — C (S) $4048
- — Z (S) $4048
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- May 11, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: a.) Joseph Drive., Newton, NJ Employees engaged in construction activities were exposed to an approximate 20ft. fall hazard when utilizing an extension ladder that was only extended approximately 6 inches above the landing surface accessed, on or about 02/28/2020.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $4048
- — C (S) $4048
- — Z (S) $4048
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- May 11, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $3,470 · Current $3,470
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed: a.) Joseph Drive., Newton, NJ Employees were exposed to fall hazards while accessing the next highest working level by utilizing an A-Frame ladder in the closed position, on or about 02/28/2020.
Recent events (3)
- — R (S) $3470
- — C (S) $3470
- — Z (S) $3470
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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 344661889.
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