AVENEL, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: AMEREX GROUP INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AMEREX GROUP INC. in 1500 RAHWAY AVE., AVENEL, NJ 07001 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 303287379.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AMEREX GROUP INC.
- Site address
- 1500 RAHWAY AVE.
- City
- AVENEL
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07001
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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)
- 5137
- Employees
- 175
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jun 8, 2001
- Abate by
- Jun 13, 2001
- Penalty
- Initial $2,125 · Current $1,694 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employmnent 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 being crushed by forklift trucks in the event of a rollover: a)Warehouse:Employee who operated a forklift truck and load and unload trucks was exposed to a tipping hazard, was not required to wear protective restraint devices (seatbelts) that were equipped on Powered Industrial Trucks. Violation observed on or about 6/5/01. ABATEMENT NOTE:AMONG OTHER MEANS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD WOULD BE FOR THE COMPANY TO REQUIRE EMPLOYEES TO UTILIZE THE SEATBELTS AND ADD THIS REQUIREMENT TO THE EMPLOYEES TRAINING PROGRAM.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1694.00
- — Z (S) $2125.00
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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 303287379.
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