JERSEY CITY, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: GALAXY RECYCLING, INC
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of GALAXY RECYCLING, INC in 681 LUIS MUNOZ MARIN BLVD., JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 302134846.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GALAXY RECYCLING, INC
- Site address
- 681 LUIS MUNOZ MARIN BLVD.
- City
- JERSEY CITY
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07305
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5093
- Employees
- 40
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 28, 1999
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $1,750 · Current $875 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 a crushing or being struck by hazard: a) Main Floor: The employer did not require that employees driving skid steer loaders, such as, but not limited to the Bobcat Model 773, Serial 509646266, to look in the direction of the path of travel of the vehicle, such as but not limited to, traveling in reverse. Violation observed on or about 10/07/99. Feasible and acceptable methods, among others, to correct the hazard is to: a) Review the Driver's Manual. Follow the safety rule stating, "Look before backing up". b) Install a rear view mirror device for vehicles where turning around to look in the path of travel is not practical. Reference Publication: Equipment Manufacturers Institute (EMI) Safety Manual, revised 1989.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $875.00
- — Z (S) $1750.00
1910.22 B01
- Issued
- Dec 28, 1999
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $1,750 · Current $875 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $875.00
- — Z (S) $1750.00
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Dec 28, 1999
- Abate by
- Jan 10, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $1,750
Recent events (2)
- — I (O)
- — Z (S) $1750.00
1910.141 A05
- Issued
- Dec 28, 1999
- Abate by
- Jan 25, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $750
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S) $750.00
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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 302134846.
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