Keyport, New Jersey · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · NAICS 326199
OSHA has inspected Method Associates, Inc. 3 times in New Jersey since 2019.
The latest one began on Oct 30, 2024 after a complaint, in Keyport; the case is still open.
Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 7 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $23,473 and now stand at $14,717, 37% lower after settlements or reviews.
Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.212.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Method Associates, Inc. averages $4,906 (3 cited inspections).
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Watch this company120 Francis Street Suite 2, Keyport, NJ 07735 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $6,620 | $4,800 | Mar 4, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $4,729 | $2,400 | Mar 4, 2025 | Final |
120 Francis Street, Keyport, NJ 07735 · Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $2,273 | $1,409 | Sep 4, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 4, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 4, 2019 | Final |
120 Francis Street, Keyport, NJ 07735 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.25(b)(1) · Stairways |
Serious | $2,273 | $1,410 | Sep 5, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $3,789 | $2,349 | Sep 5, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $3,789 | $2,349 | Sep 5, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 5, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 5, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(c) · Electrical wiring methods |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 5, 2019 | Final |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
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(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.
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