JERSEY CITY, NJ ·
OSHA Inspection: ORTEGA'S CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION CORP
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of ORTEGA'S CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION CORP in 859 COMMUNIPAW AVE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07304 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 347819773.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ORTEGA'S CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION CORP
- Site address
- 859 COMMUNIPAW AVE
- City
- JERSEY CITY
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07304
- Mailing
- 580 MADISON AVE, ELIZABETH, NJ 07201
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238170
- Employees
- 17
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B13
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $6,452 · Current $6,452
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). A) 859 Communipaw Ave Jersey City, NJ 07304 Two employees were exposed to fall hazards of 52ft or greater while performing residential exterior cement board installation without the use of a fall protection system. Hazards noted on or about 10/16/24
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $6452
1926.503 B01
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2024
- Abate by
- Jan 9, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $518 · Current $518
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1):The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section (fall protection training) by preparing a written certification record which contained the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer: A) 859 Communipaw Ave Jersey City, NJ 07304 The employer did not ensure, through a written certification, that employees had been adequately trained in the hazards associated with falls and the proper ways and procedures to take in order to minimize the hazards. Hazards noted on or about 10/16/24
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $518
1926.1060 A
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2024
- Abate by
- Jan 9, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $518 · Current $518
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1060(a):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways: A) 859 Communipaw Ave Jersey City, NJ 07304 Two employees working from single A-frame ladder. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards. Hazard noted on or about 10/16/24
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $518
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 347819773.
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