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Komo Machine: OSHA inspections and violations

Lakewood, New Jersey · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

2inspections
7citation items
$8,785current penalties
Jan 26, 2021last inspection

Komo Machine has 2 OSHA inspections on record in New Jersey, the first in 2018.

OSHA's last visit started on Jan 26, 2021 after a complaint, in Lakewood.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 7 citation items: 3 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $13,559 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $8,785, down 35%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.179, overhead and gantry cranes (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Komo Machine averages $4,392 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Komo Machine also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Komo Machine: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345117386 OPENED JAN 26, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 49 employees at the site · Closed Jul 15, 2021

One Komo Drive, Lakewood, NJ 08701 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$4,505$2,900Jul 13, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.134(k) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Jul 13, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 13, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iv) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 13, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 13, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 13, 2021Final

Inspection 343129839 OPENED MAY 2, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 50 employees at the site · Closed Feb 4, 2019

One Komo Drive, Lakewood, NJ 08701 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$9,054$5,885Oct 23, 2018Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2021, the Lakewood site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 51 workers: 5.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry. Those cases cost 37 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Komo Machine
Lakewood · 2021
51 315.72.3

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(f)(6)

(6) Workplace labeling. Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with either:

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 1910.134(e)(1)

(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.

29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

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