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IP & E Rigging Corp.: OSHA inspections and violations

Whippany, New Jersey · Other Building Equipment Contractors · NAICS 238290

1inspections
2citation items
$9,000current penalties
Feb 18, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected IP & E Rigging Corp. once in New Jersey.

The inspection began on Feb 18, 2016 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Whippany.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $14,000 and now stand at $9,000, 36% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and IP & E Rigging Corp. averages $9,000 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

IP & E Rigging Corp.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341270247 OPENED FEB 18, 2016Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Dec 1, 2016

10 Troy Hills Road, Whippany, NJ 07981 · Other Building Equipment Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 18, 2016 (fatal): Employee struck by falling equipment is killed

At 11:30 a.m. on February 18, 2016, an employee was guiding a generator to a concrete pad mount as the generator was being moved from a trailer. A crane was picking up a 5 ton generator when 2 of 4 synthetic web-slings broke, flipping the generator being lifted over onto the employee. The employee was killed from multiple injuries.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Other-than-serious$7,000$2,000Jul 29, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.1425(c)(1) · Keeping clear of the load
 Serious$7,000$7,000Jul 29, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.1425 · Keeping clear of the load

29 CFR 1926.1425(c)(1)

(1) The materials being hoisted must be rigged to prevent unintentional displacement.

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)

(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.

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