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OSHA Inspection: NEW LIFE PLASTIC RECYCLING INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of NEW LIFE PLASTIC RECYCLING INC. in 129 WEST TRADE ST., BURLINGTON, NC 27217 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 308556117.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
129 WEST TRADE ST.
City
BURLINGTON
State
NC
ZIP
27217
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
423930
SIC code (legacy)
5093
Employees
13
Ownership type
Private (A)
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

7 citations on file for this inspection.

95012901

Serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
May 16, 2005
Abate by
Jul 1, 2005
Penalty
Initial $350 · Current $225 Reduced
North Carolina General Statue 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North
Carolina:  The employer did not furnish to each of his employees
conditions of 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)to being crushed by or caught between in the event of an upset of the
forklift.
The employees operating the two Allis Chambers forklifts, Model #ACC-30,
Serial #30283, forklift #1 & Serial #Unknown forklift #2  were not provided
with seatbelts on and prior to 4/27/05.
Among others, one feasible and acceptable abatement method would be to
provide seatbelts in the forklifts and require the employees to use them
while
operating the forklifts.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $225.00
  • · Z (S) $350.00

1910.178 Q07

Deleted Serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
May 16, 2005
Abate by
May 24, 2005
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S)
  • · Z (S)

1910.178 L01 I

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
May 16, 2005
Abate by
Jul 1, 2005

1910.178 N04

Serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
May 16, 2005
Abate by
Jul 1, 2005

1910.30 A01

Serious 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
May 16, 2005
Abate by
Jul 1, 2005
Penalty
Initial $350 · Current $225 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $225.00
  • · Z (S) $350.00

1910.157 E02

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
May 16, 2005
Abate by
May 24, 2005

1910.178 A06

Deleted Other-than-serious 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
May 16, 2005
Abate by
Jul 1, 2005
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O)
  • · Z (O)

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