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Benitez Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

West New York, New Jersey · Masonry Contractors · NAICS 238140

5inspections
16citation items
$24,991current penalties
Jan 3, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Benitez Construction 5 times in New Jersey since 2012.

The latest one began on Jan 3, 2025 after a complaint, in Livingston; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 16 citation items: 15 serious and 1 repeat.

Penalties were first proposed at $41,523 and now stand at $24,991, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

Scaffolds, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1926.451.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Benitez Construction averages $5,873 (4 cited inspections).

Benitez Construction: OSHA citation items per year, 2012 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347959462 OPENED JAN 3, 2025Open

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Open

136 Passaic Ave., Livingston, NJ 07039 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14) · Fall protection in construction
Repeat$9,930$9,930Jul 3, 2025Final

Inspection 345967624 OPENED MAY 19, 2022Open

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Open

199 Texas Road, Old Bridge, NJ 08857 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$1,865$1,865Jun 22, 2022Final

Inspection 344614607 OPENED FEB 5, 2020Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 11 employees at the site · Closed Sep 30, 2025

37 Banks Street, Netcong, NJ 07857 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15) · Fall protection systems
Serious$3,856$3,000Jul 21, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1) · Silica dust in construction
Serious$3,856$3,000Jul 21, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i) · Silica dust in construction
Serious$0$0Jul 21, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1) · Silica dust in construction
Serious$3,856$2,000Jul 21, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(4) · Silica dust in construction
Serious$0$0Jul 21, 2020Final

Inspection 341384600 OPENED APR 7, 2016Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Dec 6, 2016

135 Brick Boulevard Building 2 Elevator Shaft, Brick, NJ 08723 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$3,080$1,848Jul 1, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$3,080$1,848Jul 1, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(2) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$0$0Jul 1, 2016Final

Inspection 316180850 OPENED JAN 12, 2012Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed May 20, 2013

5518-5524 Gaw Place, West New York, NJ 07093 · Framing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(iie) · Job-site wiring
Serious$3,000$300Feb 2, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(iif) · Job-site wiring
Serious$0$0Feb 2, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(iii) · Job-site wiring
Serious$0$0Feb 2, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
Serious$3,600$400Feb 2, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2) · Rules for each type of scaffold
Serious$2,400$400Feb 2, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.701(b) · Concrete and Masonry Construction: general requirements
Serious$3,000$400Feb 2, 2012Closed

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1926.1153 · Silica dust in construction

29 CFR 1926.1153(c)(1)

(c) Specified exposure control methods. (1) For each employee engaged in a task identified on Table 1, the employer shall fully and properly implement the engineering controls, work practices, and respiratory protection specified for the task on Table 1, unless the employer assesses and limits the exposure of the employee to respirable crystalline silica in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(i)

(2) Exposure assessment—(i) General. The employer shall assess the exposure of each employee who is or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2)(ii) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(2)(iii) of this section.

29 CFR 1926.1153(g)(1)

(g) Written exposure control plan. (1) The employer shall establish and implement a written exposure control plan that contains at least the following elements:

29 CFR 1926.405 · Job-site wiring

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.452 · Rules for each type of scaffold

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.701 · Concrete and Masonry Construction: general requirements

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