OSHA Inspection: FUEL RITE PETROLEUM, INC.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,640 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact:      a/ Fuel Rite Petroleum, Inc., Blairstown, NJ : Fueling Stops - Employees exposed to fall from heights of 14ft or more, while picking up fuel from outside storage areas, were not provided with fall protection.        Observed on/or about 4/8/2016.

Issued

Jun 3, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): An oral or written report of a work related incident which resulted in an in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, was not reported to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) within 24 hours after the occurrence:    a- Fuel Rite Petroleum, Inc., Blairstown, NJ - Notification of a work related incident which occurred on 1/19/16 which resulted in an in-patient hospitalization was not made by the employer to OSHA within 24 hours after the occurrence.    Condition noted on or about 4/8/16.