JERSEY CITY, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: FREITAS FRAMING, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of FREITAS FRAMING, LLC in 3316 KENNEDY BLVD, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07307 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 345270029.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FREITAS FRAMING, LLC
- Site address
- 3316 KENNEDY BLVD
- City
- JERSEY CITY
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07307
- Mailing
- 813 HEMLOCK RD, UNION, NJ 07083
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 236220
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- May 24, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii) a. 3316 Kennedy Blvd Jersey City, NJ (The Sherman) Employees were observed performing construction activities from a welded tubular frame scaffold that was not fully planked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards. Violation occurred on or about 04/15/2021
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4096
1926.451 G03 I
- Issued
- May 24, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3)(i): When vertical lifelines are used, they shall be fastened to a fixed safe point of anchorage, shall be independent of the scaffold, and shall be protected from sharp edges and abrasion. Safe points of anchorage include structural members of buildings, but do not include standpipes, vents, other piping systems, electrical conduit, outrigger beams, or counterweights. a. 3316 Kennedy Blvd Jersey City, NJ (The Sherman) Vertical lifelines were not fastened to a fixed safe point of anchorage, independent of the scaffold or protected from sharp edges and abrasion. Violation occurred on or about 04/15/2021
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4096
1926.453 B02 V
- Issued
- May 24, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift. a. 3316 Kennedy Blvd Jersey City, NJ (The Sherman) Employees were exposed to fall hazards of more than 25 feet to the ground while on an aerial lift without any means of fall arrest system such as a harness and lanyard attached to the basket. Violation occurred on or about 04/15/2021
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4096
1926.502 D05
- Issued
- May 24, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(5): Locking-type snaphooks were not designed and used to prevent disengagement of the snaphook by the contact of the snaphook keeper by the connected member: a. 3316 Kennedy Blvd Jersey City, NJ (The Sherman) Employees were exposed to fall hazards of more than 25 feet to the ground as the snaphook that was connected to the lanyard was exposed to disengagement while worker performed construction activities. Violation occurred on or about 04/15/2021
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4096
1926.502 E08
- Issued
- May 24, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(e)(8): Unless the snaphook is a locking type and designed for the following connections, snaphooks shall not be engaged: a. 3316 Kennedy Blvd Jersey City, NJ (The Sherman) Snaphooks were utilized and attached to the lanyard and scaffolding components as a means of fall protection. Violation occurred on or about 04/15/2021
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
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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 345270029.
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