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GFH Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

Newark, New Jersey · Framing Contractors · NAICS 238130

1inspections
3citation items
$13,394current penalties
Jun 1, 2023last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited GFH Construction in New Jersey one time.

It opened on Jun 1, 2023 after a complaint, in Newark.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

The penalties, $13,394 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1926.1053 (ladders in construction), 2 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. GFH Construction averages $13,394 across 1 cited inspection.

GFH Construction: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346741564 OPENED JUN 1, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Jul 14, 2026

303 Washington Steet, Newark, NJ 07101 · Framing 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$2,678$2,678Sep 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$5,358$5,358Sep 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$5,358$5,358Sep 22, 2023Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1)

(1) When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4)

(4) Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.

29 CFR 1926.502 · Fall protection systems

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15)

(15) Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment shall be independent of any anchorage being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached, or shall be designed, installed, and used as follows:

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