HAMILTON, NJ ·
OSHA Inspection: GEORGE'S GARAGE & TOWING, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of GEORGE'S GARAGE & TOWING, INC. in I295 & SLOAN ROAD, HAMILTON, NJ 08619 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 302712401.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GEORGE'S GARAGE & TOWING, INC.
- Site address
- I295 & SLOAN ROAD
- City
- HAMILTON
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08619
- Mailing
- 2681 RT. 130, CRANBURY, NJ 08512
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 7549
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 1, 1999
- Abate by
- Dec 9, 1999
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $900 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 hazard. I295 & Sloan Ave., Hamilton, NJ 08619 - While performing a tractor-trailer recovery operation, an employee was exposed to a crushing hazard. The employee was required to crawl between the dual wheels of the tractor to release the fifth wheel in order to disconnect the trailer. On or about 10/29/99. ABATEMENT NOTE: One feasible abatement method would be to secure the tractor and trailer together by using come-alongs while releasing the 5th wheel during recovery operations of vehicles. NOTE:ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM. See page 2,"Notification of Corrective Action" for instructions.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $900.00
- · Z (S) $1500.00
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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 302712401.
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