MAPLEWOOD, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: PALM TREE LANDSCAPING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of PALM TREE LANDSCAPING, INC. in 239 BOYDEN AVENUE, MAPLEWOOD, NJ 07040 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 345387021.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PALM TREE LANDSCAPING, INC.
- Site address
- 239 BOYDEN AVENUE
- City
- MAPLEWOOD
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07040
- Mailing
- 20 BLUEBERRY HILL ROAD, SPRING VALLEY, NY 10977
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 1
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1903.19 C01
- Issued
- Jan 14, 2022
- Abate by
- Jan 24, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $329 · Current $329
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated: The employer did not provide abatement certification for inspection number 1538702 as indicated below: 1. Citation 1 Item 1 pertaining to 29 CFR 1926.28(a) which was issued on 09/21/2021. Abatement for this item was due on 10/04/2021. 2. Citation 1 Item 2 pertaining to 29 CFR 1926.850(a) which was issued on 09/21/2021. Abatement for this item was due on 10/04/2021. 3. Citation 1 Item 1 pertaining to 29 CFR 1926.859(a) which was issued on 09/21/2021. Abatement for this item was due on 10/04/2021. The employer received the citation on 10/21/2021. Violation occurred on or about June 21, 2021
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $329
1926.28 A
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2021
- Abate by
- Oct 4, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $3,511 · Current $3,511
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.28(a):Appropriate personal protective equipment was not worn by employee(s) in all operations where there was exposure to hazardous conditions: a) Worksite was located at 239 Boyden Avenue, Maplewood, NJ 07040 Employees were exposed to health and struck by hazards as they were demolishing a residential house on site without using head protection, hearing protection, eye protection or respirators. Violation was observed on or about June 17, 2021. b) Worksite was located at 239 Boyden Avenue, Maplewood, NJ 07040 Employees were exposed to health and struck by hazards as they were clearing the site by cutting down trees and clearing brush without using head protection, hearing protection, eye protection or chaps. Violation was observed on or about June 21, 2021.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3511
1926.850 A
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2021
- Abate by
- Oct 4, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.850(a):An engineering survey was not performed by a competent person to determine the conditions of the framing floors and walls and the possibility of unplanned collapse of any portion of the structure prior to permitting employees to start demolition operations: a) Worksite was located at 239 Boyden Avenue, Maplewood, NJ 07040 Employees were exposed to struck by hazards as they were demolishing a residential structure without an engineered demolition survey of the structure. Violation was observed on or about June 21, 2021.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4096
1926.859 A
- Issued
- Sep 21, 2021
- Abate by
- Oct 4, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.859(a):Workers other than only those employees necessary for the performance of demolition operations were permitted in an area when balling or clamming was being performed: a) Worksite was located at 239 Boyden Avenue, Maplewood, NJ 07040 An employee was exposed to health and struck by hazards as he was observing demolition activities within 24 feet of the collapsing structure when he was not required to be in that close proximity. Violation was observed on or about June 17, 2021.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4096
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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 345387021.
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