EDISON, NJ ·
OSHA Inspection: NEW YORK CAROLINA EXPRESS
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of NEW YORK CAROLINA EXPRESS in 1 NIXON LANE, EDISON, NJ 08817 (NAICS 484121). OSHA activity number 304728074.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NEW YORK CAROLINA EXPRESS
- Site address
- 1 NIXON LANE
- City
- EDISON
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08817
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 484121
- SIC code (legacy)
- 4213
- Employees
- 38
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2003
- Abate by
- Jan 29, 2003
- Penalty
- Initial $875 · Current $656 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 being crushed by forklift trucks in the event of a rollover: a-Throughout the facility:Employee who operated a forklift truck and was loading and unloading trucks and was exposed to a tipping hazard were not required to wear protective restrain devices (seatbelts) that were equipped on the forklift. Violation observed on or about 1/7/03. 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) $656.00
- · Z (S) $875.00
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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 304728074.
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