ASTORIA, NY ·
OSHA Inspection: KAMAL CORPORATION
Follow-up inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a follow-up safety inspection of KAMAL CORPORATION in 30-08 30TH AVENUE, ASTORIA, NY 11101 (NAICS 445110). OSHA activity number 342297959.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KAMAL CORPORATION
- Site address
- 30-08 30TH AVENUE
- City
- ASTORIA
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 11101
- Mailing
- 30-12 30TH AVENUE, ASTORIA, NY 11101
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Follow-up (F)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 445110
- Employees
- 138
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 5, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $49,797 · Current $32,030 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed: A.) On or about July 24, 2017 at 30-08 30th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102 (31st Street Emergency Exit Door) An emergency exit route from the basement to the 1st floor of the building was blocked with a permanently installed conveyor belt preventing prompt and safe egress of employees from the building in the event of a fire and/or other emergency. KAMAL CORPORATION DBA TRADE FAIR SUPERMARKETS INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 898233, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1(b) AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 10/23/2014, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 30-08 30TH AVENUE, ASTORIA, NY 11102. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
Recent events (3)
- · F (R) $32030
- · C (R) $49797
- · Z (R) $49797
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 5, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $69,713 · Current $46,895 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: A.) On or about May 3, 2017 at 30-08 30th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102 An employee used a Biro Mfg. vertical band saw inside of the basement meat preparation room to cut thin pork chops into sections. The machine's blade guard was positioned approximately eleven (11) inches above the table surface with the height of the meat measuring to be four (4) inches. The exposed unused blade portion measured at seven (7) inches exposed the employee to amputation hazards. KAMAL CORPORATION DBA TRADE FAIR SUPERMARKET WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD 1910.212(a)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 898233, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 003 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 10/23/2014, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 30-08 30TH AVENUE, ASTORIA, NY 11102. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19
Recent events (3)
- · F (R) $46895
- · C (R) $69713
- · Z (R) $69713
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $39,837 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: A.) On or about May 3, 2017 at 30-08 30th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102 Employees are required to use hazardous chemicals such as be not limited to bleach containing sodium hypochlorite. KAMAL CORPORATION DBA TRADE FAIR SUPERMARKET WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD 1910.1200(h)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 898233, CITATION NUMBER 02, ITEM NUMBER 003(c), AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 09/11/13, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 30-08 30TH AVENUE, ASTORIA, NY 11102. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19
Recent events (3)
- · F (R) $0
- · C (R) $39837
- · Z (R) $39837
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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 342297959.
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