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WESTFIELD, NJ —

OSHA Inspection: WALTER HECKEL INC

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of WALTER HECKEL INC in 500 CENTRAL AVE, WESTFIELD, NJ 07090 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 345062624.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
WALTER HECKEL INC
Site address
500 CENTRAL AVE
City
WESTFIELD
State
NJ
ZIP
07090
Mailing
1080 CHARLES ST #1, MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ 07092

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type
Complaint (B)
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
238910
Employees
6
Ownership type
A

Citations

1 citation on file for this inspection.

1926.651 J01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $2926.00 · Current $1900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(j)(1):29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1):  Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face.  Such protection did not consist of scaling to remove loose material; installation of protective barricades at intervals as necessary on the face to stop and contain falling material; or other means that provide equivalent protection:  A) 500 Central Ave Westfield, NJ 07090  The spoil piles from the excavation were placed on the top edge of the excavation while employees were working in the excavation. No means of roll off protection were in place to prevent soil and or rock from falling down into the excavation.  Hazard noted on or about 12/11/2020
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1900
  • — Z (S) $2926

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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 345062624.