Inspection 343192167 OPENED MAY 24, 2018Closed
17 Mileed Way, Avenel, NJ 07001 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Microcast Technologies Corp. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in New Jersey, the first in 2017.
OSHA's last visit started on May 24, 2018 after a complaint, in Avenel.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 6 citation items: 5 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $21,186 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $13,771, down 35%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (3 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Microcast Technologies Corp. averages $13,771 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Microcast Technologies Corp. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 342056959 OPENED JAN 26, 2017Closed
1515 W. Elizabeth Ave., Linden, NJ 07036 · Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries · 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 | $9,778 | $6,356 | May 22, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 22, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $11,408 | $7,415 | May 22, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 22, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2c 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 22, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 22, 2017 | 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 2020, the Linden site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 136 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTC HQ Linden · 2020 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Die Casting Linden · 2020 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| Avenel site Avenel · 2020 | 136 | 2 | 0 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Dec 23, 2015, Avenel: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
An employee was operating a CNC machine. An aluminum piece from the CNC machine became a projectile and struck the employee's chest resulting in a laceration.
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(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 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)
(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other nonferrous metal die-casting foundries employers in New Jersey
- McWane Ductile, New Jersey Phillipsburg · 3 citations · $17,880
- Atlantic Casting & Engineering Corporation Clifton · 128 citations · $62,265
- JWB Industries, Inc Somerset · 2 citations · $6,952
- General Foundries, Inc. Perth Amboy · 15 citations · $10,520
- The Engineered Precision Casting Company Middletown · 16 citations · $197,000
- Premier Die Casting Company Avenel · 60 citations · $31,301
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