Since 1984, OSHA inspectors have visited Western Union in New Jersey 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Nov 13, 2015 on a referral, in Montvale.
In all, OSHA issued 16 citation items: 13 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $23,320; today they stand at $11,450, 51% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 4 times.
Among finance and insurance employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $900 penalty. Western Union averages $11,000 across 1 cited inspection.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Incident on Aug 14, 1984: Pesticide spraying in office area
THIS INCIDENT AROSE FROM THE SPRAYING OF INSECTICIDE DURSTAN 1.0. BY AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR IN THE GENERAL AREA WHERE WESTEN UNION TELEGRAM OPERATORS RECEIVED CA LLS. AT APPROXIMATELY 6:00 P.M. ON 8/14/84, THE ROOMS TO BE TREATED BY THE EXTER MINATOR WERE EVACUATED. FROM 6:30 P.M. TO APPROXIMATELY 7:45 P.M. THE EXTERMINAT OR APPLIED PESTICIDE TO THE RUGS IN THE EVACUATED ROOMS. THE EXTERMINATOR RECOMM ENDED THAT THE ROOMS REMAIN EVACUATED FOR 2 HOURS AFTER BEING TREATED. AT APPROX IMATELY 7:45 P.M. WESTERN UNION HAD THE OPERATORS RETURN TO WORK IN THE ROOMS TH AT HAD BEEN SPRAYED. APPARENTLY ONLY 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES HAD ELASPED FROM THE TIME OF SPRAYING TO THE RETURN OF EMPLOYEES TO THE SPRAYED AREA. AT 7:50 P.M. EM PLOYEE #1 COLLAPSED AT HER WORK STATION IN A RECENTLY SPRAYED AREA AND WENT INTO CONVULSIONS. SEVERAL OTHER EMPLOYEES BECAME NAUSEOUS, COMPLAINING OF HEADACHES, STOMACH PAIN AND FAINTNESS. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 4 DAYS. ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT BUT WERE RELEASED.
No citations from this inspection.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Nov 11, 2015, Montvale: Hospitalization · intracranial injuries, unspecified · brain
An employee fell from a 6-foot wooden ladder while changing a lightbulb, sustaining a severe head injury and requiring hospitalization.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
