DELAIR, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: ALUMINUM SHAPES, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of ALUMINUM SHAPES, INC. in 9000 RIVER ROAD, DELAIR, NJ 08110 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 108944471.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ALUMINUM SHAPES, INC.
- Site address
- 9000 RIVER ROAD
- City
- DELAIR
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08110
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Y
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 3350
- Employees
- 768
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
10 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 28, 1992
- Abate by
- May 1, 1992
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000
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: %% a) The hazard of being struck by exploded billets which can be ejected from hydraulic extrusion presses during implementation of failed billet procedures which utilize blocks of wood between the ram of the press and the billet stuck inside the container which can drive the wood into the billet under ram pressure and cause build up of gases inside the stuck billet creating an explosion hazard. %% One feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to implement the failed billet procedure recommended by the manufacturer of the Sutton presses and contained in their instructional manuals which came with the presses %% Also discontinuances of wood or combustible materials that can penetrate the billet under ram pressure and create an explosion potential. %% All affected employees in the Extrusion Dept on all presses should be thoroughly trained in the failed billet procedures that the manufacturer recommends for extrusion presses. On or about 3/5/92. %%
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Apr 28, 1992
- Abate by
- Jul 15, 1992
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1250.00
- — Z (S) $2500.00
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Apr 28, 1992
- Abate by
- May 31, 1992
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1250.00
- — Z (S) $2500.00
1910.184 E01
- Issued
- Apr 28, 1992
- Abate by
- May 31, 1992
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1250.00
- — Z (S) $2500.00
1910.184 D
- Issued
- Apr 28, 1992
- Abate by
- May 31, 1992
1910.184 E03 I
- Issued
- Apr 28, 1992
- Abate by
- May 31, 1992
1910.184 E02 II
- Issued
- Apr 28, 1992
- Abate by
- May 31, 1992
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1250.00
- — Z (S) $2500.00
1910.184 E04
- Issued
- Apr 28, 1992
- Abate by
- Jun 12, 1992
1910.184 E09 II
- Issued
- Apr 28, 1992
- Abate by
- May 31, 1992
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Apr 28, 1992
- Abate by
- Aug 31, 1992
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 Reduced
Recent events (3)
- — P (S) $1250.00
- — I (S) $1250.00
- — Z (S) $2500.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 108944471.
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