KENVIL, NJ ·
OSHA Inspection: HERCULES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of HERCULES, INC. in HOWARD BLVD., KENVIL, NJ 07847 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 108662438.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- HERCULES, INC.
- Site address
- HOWARD BLVD.
- City
- KENVIL
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07847
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (Y)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2892
- Employees
- 293
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
20 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Sep 13, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to serious injury or death as a result of exposed ferrous metal on the interior of a magazine(s) where it may contact packages of explosives: a) Shipping House # 8 b) Shipping House # 6 c) Shipping House # 5 d) Shipping House # 4 Nails were found which protruded away from the wall distances of from 1/4 to 1 inch into the interior of the magazines. Among other methods one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to countersink and cover the nails with a non sparking material to prevent contact with packages of explosives. Reference made to NFPA 495,6-5.6. Violation observed on or about 3/9/93
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $1200.00
- · F (S) $1200.00
- · Z (S) $2000.00
1910.23 D01 IV
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Sep 13, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $1200.00
- · F (S) $1200.00
- · Z (S) $2000.00
1910.36 B08
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Sep 21, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $1000.00
- · F (S) $1000.00
- · Z (S) $2500.00
1910.106 B02 II
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Oct 11, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $1200.00
- · F (S) $1200.00
- · Z (S) $2000.00
1910.106 B02 VIIIE
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Sep 13, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $1200.00
- · F (S) $1200.00
- · Z (S) $2000.00
1910.106 B05 I
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 1995
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $900 Reduced
Recent events (4)
- · J (S) $900.00
- · P (S) $900.00
- · F (S) $900.00
1910.106 C05
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Sep 21, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $1200.00
- · F (S) $1200.00
- · Z (S) $2000.00
1910.109 C02 VG
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Sep 21, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $500 Reduced
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $500.00
- · F (S) $500.00
- · Z (S) $2500.00
1910.109 C05 III
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Sep 12, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $1200.00
- · F (S) $1200.00
- · Z (S) $2000.00
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Sep 13, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $1,400 Reduced
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $1400.00
- · F (S) $1400.00
- · Z (S) $2500.00
1910.213 H03
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Sep 13, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $2000.00
- · F (S) $2000.00
- · Z (S) $5000.00
1910.213 H04
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Sep 13, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $1000.00
- · F (S) $1000.00
- · Z (S) $2500.00
1910.305 A02 I
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Sep 13, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $900 Reduced
Recent events (3)
- · J (S) $900.00
- · F (S) $900.00
- · Z (S) $1500.00
1903.16 B
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Sep 12, 1993
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $600 Reduced
Recent events (3)
- · J (O) $600.00
- · F (O) $600.00
- · Z (O) $1000.00
1910.23 E02
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Sep 13, 1993
Recent events (3)
- · J (O)
- · F (O)
- · Z (O)
1910.37 J
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Sep 14, 1993
Recent events (3)
- · J (O)
- · F (O)
- · Z (O)
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Sep 13, 1993
Recent events (3)
- · J (O)
- · F (O)
- · Z (O)
1910.1200 F05 I
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Sep 12, 1993
Recent events (3)
- · J (O)
- · F (O)
- · Z (O)
1910.1200 F05 II
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Sep 12, 1993
Recent events (3)
- · J (O)
- · F (O)
- · Z (O)
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- Sep 8, 1993
- Abate by
- Sep 12, 1993
Recent events (3)
- · J (O)
- · F (O)
- · Z (O)
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 108662438.
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