LAMBERTVILLE, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: MIKE SASSMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of MIKE SASSMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. in 85 SWAN ST, LAMBERTVILLE, NJ 08530 (NAICS 236118). OSHA activity number 345725279.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MIKE SASSMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 85 SWAN ST
- City
- LAMBERTVILLE
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08530
- Mailing
- 976 RIDGE RD, MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ 08852
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 236118
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $1,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolding was not fully planked or decked: A) 85 Swan St Lambertville, NJ 08530 Front scaffold & side scaffold The employer did not have the working levels of the scaffold, where employees were working fully planked. Employees were working off 2 planks. Hazard noted on or about 01/13/2022
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $1600
- — C (S) $4351
- — Z (S) $4351
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $1,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, and uprights shall bear on base plates and mud sills or other adequate firm foundation. A) 85 Swan St Lambertville, NJ 08530 Front scaffold At the time of the inspection the tubular welded scaffold that was erected to perform masonry work on the upper section of a residential home was not erected using base plates and or mud sills on all the legs of the scaffold. Hazard noted on or about 01/13/2022
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $1600
- — C (S) $4351
- — Z (S) $4351
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $1,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Portable ladder, hook-on ladder, attachable ladder, stair tower, stairway-type ladder, ramp, runway, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used to access scaffold platform more than 2 feet above or below a point of access: A) 85 Swan St Lambertville, NJ 08530 Front scaffold & side scaffold Employees did not have access to reach the upper levels of the tubular welded scaffold. Employees would have to climb the scaffold frames to access the upper levels. Hazard noted on or about 01/13/2022
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $1600
- — C (S) $4351
- — Z (S) $4351
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $1,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section. A) 85 Swan St Lambertville, NJ 08530 Front scaffold & side scaffold Employee working from the second level of the tubular welded scaffold did not have any fall protection systems in place. Hazard noted on or about 01/13/2022
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $1600
- — C (S) $4351
- — Z (S) $4351
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2022
- Abate by
- May 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards: A) 85 Swan St Lambertville, NJ 08530 Front scaffold & side scaffold Employees working from tubular welded scaffold approximately 13ft high were not trained to recognize hazards associated with tubular welded scaffolds. Hazard noted on or about 01/13/2022
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2022
- Abate by
- May 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $1,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not train each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards to enable them to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: a) 85 Swan St Lambertville, NJ 08530 Front scaffold & side scaffold Employees who were exposed to fall hazards were not trained to recognize and minimize fall hazards. Hazard noted on or about 01/13/2022
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $1600
- — C (S) $4351
- — Z (S) $4351
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $29,005 · Current $20,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): 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 systems: A) 85 Swan St Somerville, NJ 08530 Two employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 15ft while performing residential masonry activities without any fall protection. Occurred on or about 01/13/22
Recent events (3)
- — J (W) $20000
- — C (W) $29005
- — Z (W) $29005
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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 345725279.
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