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OSHA Inspection: 3M HARDWOOD FLOORS INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of 3M HARDWOOD FLOORS INC. in 111 VAN WAGENEN AVE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07306 (NAICS 238330). OSHA activity number 312427297.

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Site address
111 VAN WAGENEN AVE
City
JERSEY CITY
State
NJ
ZIP
07306
Mailing
890 RED OAKS DRIVE, LONG BRANCH, NJ 07740
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238330
SIC code (legacy)
1752
Employees
4
Ownership type
A

9 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Oct 10, 2008
Abate by
Oct 16, 2008
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 flash fire hazards:
a) Worksites such as, but not limited to, 111 Van Wagenen Ave, Apt 2B,
Jersey City, NJ.
A flash fire occurred while employees were coating an apartment floor with
polyurethane.
Violation was disclosed on or about 8/21/08.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO:
1) Extinguish pilot lights and other sources of ignition/heat prior to
beginning floor coating.
AND/OR in the alternative
29 CFR 1926.152(e)(1): Areas in which flammable or combustible liquids
were transferred at
one time, in quantities greater than 5 gallons from one tank or container
to another tank or
container, did not have adequate natural or mechanical ventilation
provided to maintain the
concentration of flammable vapor at or below 10 percent of the lower
flammable limit.
a) Worksites such as, but not limited to, 111 Van Wagenen Ave, Apt 2B,
Jersey City, NJ.
Inadequate ventilation exposed employees to a flash fire while coating an
apartment floor with polyurethane.
Violation was disclosed on or about 8/21/08.

1910.1200 E01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Oct 10, 2008
Abate by
Oct 30, 2008
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

1910.1200 G08

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Oct 10, 2008
Abate by
Oct 30, 2008

1910.1200 H01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Oct 10, 2008
Abate by
Oct 30, 2008

1910.134 C01

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Oct 10, 2008
Abate by
Oct 30, 2008
Penalty
Initial $750 · Current $750

1910.134 D01 III

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Oct 10, 2008
Abate by
Oct 30, 2008

1910.134 E01

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Oct 10, 2008
Abate by
Oct 30, 2008

1910.134 F01

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Oct 10, 2008
Abate by
Oct 30, 2008

1910.134 K01

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Oct 10, 2008
Abate by
Oct 30, 2008

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 312427297.

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