HILLSIDE, NJ ·
OSHA Inspection: THE FLUETS CORPORATION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of THE FLUETS CORPORATION in 260 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., HILLSIDE, NJ 07205 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 336963780.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THE FLUETS CORPORATION
- Site address
- 260 PENNSYLVANIA AVE.
- City
- HILLSIDE
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07205
- Mailing
- 260 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., HILLSIDE, NJ 07205
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332710
- Employees
- 27
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,380 · Current $1,428 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: a) The Fluets Corporation Hillside, NJ site - manufacturing department: An eye wash was not provided where the powered industrial vehicle batteries are maintained and charged. Condition noted on or about 10/17/2012.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1428
- · Z (S) $2380
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 8, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,380 · Current $1,428 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: a) The Fluets Corporation Hillside, NJ site - warehouse area: Industrial vehicle operators were not evaluated at least once every three years. The last documented forklift operator traing was 9/9/2005. Condition noted on or about 10/17/2012.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1428
- · Z (S) $2380
1910.215 A02
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 8, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,380 · Current $1,428 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2): Abrasive wheels used on grinding machinery were not provided with safety guards which covered the spindle end, nut, flange projections: The Fluets Corporation Hillside, NJ site - Manufacturing: The spindle end, nut and flange projections were exposed with no guarding. a) Dayton 6 duel wheel bench grinder (s/n: 4Z672B). b) Baldor bench grinder.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1428
- · Z (S) $2380
1910.334 A02 II
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 8, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $2,940 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): When there was a defect or evidence of damage that could expose an employee to injury, the defective or damaged item was not removed from service until the repairs and tests necessary to render the electric equipment safe had been made: The Fluets Corporation Hillside, NJ site - Two (2) abrasive wheel bench grinders were being used with damaged and exposed wiring. a) Dayton 6" duel wheel bench grinder (s/n: 4Z672B) b) Baldor bench grinder.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2940
- · Z (S) $4900
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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 336963780.
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