KEARNY, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: BALVOA CONSTRUCTION LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BALVOA CONSTRUCTION LLC in 96 LAUREL AVENUE, KEARNY, NJ 07032 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 347126310.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BALVOA CONSTRUCTION LLC
- Site address
- 96 LAUREL AVENUE
- City
- KEARNY
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07032
- Mailing
- 712 STANLEY TERRACE, ROSELLE, NJ 07203
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- May 13, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,148 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical agents: a. 96 Laurel Avenue, Kearny, NJ 07032 Employees using hand tools such, as but not limited to, Metabo NV 45AB2 nail guns without wearing eye or face protection. The employees used nail guns to install shingles on the residential building under construction. Violation observed 11/30/2023
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3000
- — C (S) $4148
- — Z (S) $4148
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- May 13, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each 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 system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b): a. 96 Laurel Avenue, Kearny, NJ 07032 Employees engaged in residential construction activities were installing siding and insulation on a residential building roof, at a height of approximately 23 feet, without any means of fall protection. Violation observed 11/28/2023
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3000
- — C (S) $4839
- — Z (S) $4839
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- May 13, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: a. 96 Laurel Avenue, Kearny, NJ 07032 Employees used Werner extension ladders to access a residential rooftop to install new shingles without extending the ladder at least 3 feet above the landing surface. The access points of the roof were approximately 23 feet to the ground. Violation observed 11/28/2023
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3000
- — C (S) $4839
- — Z (S) $4839
1926.1053 B12
- Issued
- May 13, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(12): Ladders used where the employee or the ladder could contact exposed energized electrical equipment did not have nonconductive side rails: a. 96 Laurel Avenue, Kearny, NJ 07032 Employee(s) engaged in roofing activities were less than 2 feet from an energized power line while using a Werner aluminum extension ladder that did not have nonconductive side rails to access a residential roof, thus exposing employees to an electrocution hazard. Violation observed 11/30/2023
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $4839
- — Z (S) $4839
1926.1053 B22
- Issued
- May 13, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,839 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause them to lose balance and fall: a. 96 Laurel Avenue, Kearny, NJ 07032 Employees were carrying loads (a bundle of roof shingles) while climbing a Werner extension ladder which could cause the employees to lose balance and fall. Violation observed 11/30/2023
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $4839
- — Z (S) $4839
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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 347126310.
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