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OSHA Inspection: RINTEL DISTRIBUTOR'S INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of RINTEL DISTRIBUTOR'S INC. in 851 VAN HOUTEN AVE, CLIFTON, NJ 07013 (NAICS 424490). OSHA activity number 306562232.

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Site address
851 VAN HOUTEN AVE
City
CLIFTON
State
NJ
ZIP
07013
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
424490
SIC code (legacy)
5149
Employees
2
Ownership type
A

1 citation on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Apr 1, 2005
Abate by
May 18, 2005
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
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 caught in between dock and trucks:
a)Rintel Loading Dock: Employees were not provided with the lever bar with
which
to safely operate the dock plate, on or about February 15, 2005.
b)Rintel Loading Dock: Employees were not trained in the operation of the
dock plate, on or about February 15, 2005.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement of
this hazard is to use the proper dock lever and to provide training
to any employees who operate the dock board in accordance with
ANSI/ASME MH14.1 "Loading Dock Levelers and Dockboards"

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 306562232.

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