GLENWOOD, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: ABS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of ABS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC in 4 E GATE DR., GLENWOOD, NJ 07418 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 344960836.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ABS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC
- Site address
- 4 E GATE DR.
- City
- GLENWOOD
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07418
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 483, GLENWOOD, NJ 07418
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 238990
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.502 D06 I
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,892 · Current $2,169 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i): A snaphook not of the locking type was engaged (i) directly to webbing, rope or wire rope; (ii) to each other (iii) to a Dee-ring to which another snaphook or other connector is attached;(iv) to a horizontal lifeline; or (v) to any objectwhich is incompatibly shaped or dimensioned in relation to the snaphook such that unintentional disengagement could occur by the connected object being able to depress the snaphook keeper and release itself: a) Worksite, 99 Mount Pleasant Avenue, and 835 Route 10 East, Whippany, NJ An employee was using a personal fall arrest harness system with the locking hook end of the lifeline rope wrapped around a roof joist beam, then hooked back onto the lanyard rope. This locking hook was not designed to tie back to the rope, and could become disengaged if the employee fell. The worker was exposed to a fall hazard of 10 feet from the roof to ground below. Violation occurred on or about 10-6-2020
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2169
- — Z (S) $2892
1926.502 D16 III
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,892 · Current $2,169 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level: An employee was using a personal fall arrest harness system with locking hook end of a one leg lifeline lanyard wrapped around a roof joist beam, and the other rope end tied to the back of the employees harness in a knot tied by hand. The length of this lifeline, approximately 25 feet, exceeded the free fall distance of 10 feet from the roof edge to the ground below. Violation occurred on or about 10-6-2020
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2169
- — Z (S) $2892
1926.502 D16 V
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(v): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, did not have sufficient strength to withstand twice the potential impact energy of an employee free falling a distance of 6 feet (1.8 m) or the free fall distance permitted by the system, whichever is less: An employee was using a personal fall arrest harness system with locking hook end of a one leg lifeline lanyard wrapped around a roof joist beam, and the rope end tied to the back of the employees harness in a knot tied by hand. A knot in a personal fall arrest system reduces the arresting force by 50%. During such operations the worker was exposed to a fall hazard of 10 feet to the ground below. Violation occurred on or about 10-6-2020
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1101 G08 III C
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $2,892 · Current $2,169 Reduced
9020
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(8)(iii)(C): Unwrapped or unbagged panels or shingles were not immediately lowered to the ground via covered dust tight chute, crane or hoist, or placed in an impervious waste bag or wrapped in plastic sheeting and lowered to the ground no later than the end of the work shift: a) Worksite, 99 Mount Pleasant Avenue, and 835 Route 10 East, Whippany, NJ ACM roof shingle material was driven in a van in open bags from one over full container at the 835 Route 10 East strip mall building, to another less full waste container at the 99 Mount Pleasant Avenue former Midas building waste container. Violation occurred on or about 10-5-2020
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2169
- — Z (S) $2892
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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 344960836.
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