JERSEY CITY, NJ ·
OSHA Inspection: NORDIC CONTRACTING CO, INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of NORDIC CONTRACTING CO, INC in 54 JOURNAL SQUARE PLAZA, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07306 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 348081738.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NORDIC CONTRACTING CO, INC
- Site address
- 54 JOURNAL SQUARE PLAZA
- City
- JERSEY CITY
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07306
- Mailing
- 95 NORTH DELL AVE, KENVIL, NJ 07847
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238140
- Employees
- 300
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $8,038 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.103: A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: (a) 54 Journal square Plaza, Jersey City, NJ The employer did not implement the written respiratory protection program for employees required to wear N95 and half face respirator respirators during chipping of concrete. Violation occur on or about 03/04/2025
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $4000
- · Z (S) $8038
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.103: The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: (a) 54 Journal square Plaza, Jersey City, NJ The employer failed to provide medical evaluations for employees required to wear 3M half-face and N95 respirators due to silica exposure from concrete chipping work. Violation occurred on or about 03/04/2025
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) as referenced by 29 CFR 1926.103: Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: (a) 54 Journal square Plaza, Jersey City, NJ Before the initial use of the respirator, the employer did not provide fit tests to employees required to wear N95 and 3M half-face respirators for concrete chipping. Violation occurred on or about 03/04/25
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2025
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $14,187 · Current $0 Reduced
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) 54 Journal square Plaza, Jersey City, NJ The employer permitted employees to use scaffolding that was not fully planked to chip concrete walls of the building under renovation, exposing the employees to a fall hazard at approximately 3 feet above the ground. Violation occurred on or about 03-04-2025
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $14187
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2025
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. Crossbraces were used as a means of access: (a) 54 Journal square Plaza, Jersey City, NJ The employer allowed employees to work on tubular scaffolding to chip concrete without an access ladder, exposing workers to fall hazards at a height of 3.5 feet. Violation occurred on or about 03-04-2025
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2025
- Abate by
- Sep 22, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $4,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered, by trained and experienced employees under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration: (a) 54 Journal square Plaza, Jersey City, NJ The employer failed to ensure that the tubular scaffold was erected under the direct supervision of a competent person while the employees used the scaffolding for chipping concrete. Violation occur on or about 03/04/2025
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $4000
- · 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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 348081738.
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