CHERRY HILL, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: POLAR CORPORATION
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of POLAR CORPORATION in 1003 ASTORIA BLVD., CHERRY HILL, NJ 08003 (NAICS 811111). OSHA activity number 339003519.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- POLAR CORPORATION
- Site address
- 1003 ASTORIA BLVD.
- City
- CHERRY HILL
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08003
- Mailing
- 1003 ASTORIA BLVD., CHERRY HILL, NJ 08003
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 811111
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 25, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employees ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: a) Warehouse: The employer did not provide employees that wore a 3M 6300/0726 Half Mask Respirators with a medical evaluation, on or about 4/12/13. NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $900
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.146 G01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(g)(1): The employer did not provide training so that all employees whose work was regulated by 29 CFR 1910.146 (permit required confined spaces) acquired the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under 29 CFR 1910.146: a) Warehouse: The employer did not provide provide with the knowledge and skills necessary for employees to enter permit required confined space, on or about 4/12/13.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.134 C02 II
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 25, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user a) Warehouse: The employer did not establish a written program for employees that wore a 3M 6300/0726 Half Mask Respirator for when entering tanker trucks, on or about 4/12/13. NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.146 F10
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 25, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(f)(10): The entry permit that documented compliance and authorized entry to a permit space did not identify the results of initial and periodic tests performed under 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5), accompanied by the names or initials of the tester. a) Warehouse: The employers entry permit for the tankers trucks that employees entered did not identify the results of initial and periodic tests, on or about 4/12/13. NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
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 339003519.
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