Inspection 346873979 OPENED JUL 31, 2023Closed
4 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, NY 10532 · Optical Goods Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2018, OSHA inspectors have visited Abb Optical Group in New York 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jul 31, 2023 after a complaint, in Hawthorne.
In all, OSHA issued 10 citation items: 10 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $38,803; today they stand at $25,000, 36% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.134 (respiratory protection), 4 times.
Among retail employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,750 penalty. Abb Optical Group averages $12,500 across 2 cited inspections.
Abb Optical Group also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Inspection 343302907 OPENED JUL 6, 2018Closed
4 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, NY 10532 · Optical Goods Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $5,543 | $3,572 | Aug 31, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 31, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 31, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1d 29 CFR 1910.134(k) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 31, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash |
Serious | $7,391 | $4,762 | Aug 31, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $7,391 | $4,762 | Aug 31, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 31, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3c 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 31, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 343315941 OPENED JUL 6, 2018Closed
4 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, NY 10532 · Optical Goods Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $9,239 | $5,952 | Aug 31, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $9,239 | $5,952 | Aug 31, 2018 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Hawthorne site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 350 workers: 0.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 13 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne, New York (Warehouse) Hawthorne · 2025 | 350 | 3 | 3 | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| Hawthorne, New York (Labs) Hawthorne · 2024 | 275 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8)
(8) The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)
(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.
29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash
Other optical goods stores employers in New York
- Ramm Beauty Inc. Orangeburg · 7 citations · $12,212
- Mixlab, Inc. New York · 6 citations · $19,152
- CVS Albany, L.L.C. New Rochelle · 5 citations · $28,000
- CVS Albany LLC Bronx · 16 citations · $150,196
- Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. Albany · 5 citations · $25,536
- Rite Aid Corporation Liverpool · 29 citations · $56,586
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.