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US Co.: OSHA inspections and violations

Clifton, New Jersey · Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423720

1inspections
5citation items
$17,403current penalties
Feb 3, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected US Co. once in New Jersey.

The inspection began on Feb 3, 2022 on a referral, in Clifton.

That inspection ended with 5 citation items: 4 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $24,862 and now stand at $17,403, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.178.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and US Co. averages $17,403 (1 cited inspection).

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

US Co.: OSHA citation items per year, 2022 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345763619 OPENED FEB 3, 2022Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed May 10, 2022

50 Page Road, Clifton, NJ 07012 · Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 25, 2022: Employee amputates fingers using forklift

At 12:00 p.m. on January 25, 2022, an employee was loading boiler sections onto a forklift in the warehouse. While the forklift was lifting the boiler section that weighs approximately 800 pounds, the boiler section fell down on the employee's fingers. The employee was hospitalized to treat amputation of the right middle and index fingers.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
 Serious$5,801$4,061Mar 16, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
 Serious$5,801$4,061Mar 16, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$5,801$4,061Mar 16, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$3,315$2,320Mar 16, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$4,144$2,901Mar 16, 2022Final

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.

Feb 2, 2022, Clifton: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified

An employee was struck on their fingers by boilers that fell while being lifted by a forklift, resulting in an amputation.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

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 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)

(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.151(c)

(c) Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

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