BELLEVILLE, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: ABCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of ABCO SYSTEMS, INC. in 55 MONTGOMERY ST., BELLEVILLE, NJ 07109 (NAICS 333922). OSHA activity number 343542866.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ABCO SYSTEMS, INC.
- Site address
- 55 MONTGOMERY ST.
- City
- BELLEVILLE
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07109
- Mailing
- 55 MONTGOMERY ST., BELLEVILLE, NJ 07109
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
- 333922
- Employees
- 23
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.176 A
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,696 · Current $1,848 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(a): Where mechanical handling equipment is used, aisle(s) or passageway(s) were not kept in good repair: a) Workplace, 55 Montgomery St., Belleville, NJ Employees used forklifts in the storage yard to move bundles of storage rack frames (approximately 18 feet long and weighing 1200 pounds) to and from the warehouse and loading dock. During such operations workers were exposed to pot holes in the yard up to 6 feet wide and 3 inches deep. Violation occurred on or about October 16, 2018
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1848
- — Z (S) $3696
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,696 · Current $1,848 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): Refresher training, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of that training, of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: a) Workplace, 55 Montgomery St., Belleville, NJ Subcontractor employee(s) store and retrieve pallets of materials inside of the warehouse using Yale forklifts with one such operator having not received the required refresher training within the last 3 years. Violation occurred on or about October 16, 2018
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1848
- — Z (S) $3696
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,956 · Current $1,478 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: a) Workplace, 55 Montgomery St., Belleville, NJ The employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program for employees exposed to metal fumes and organic vapors while welding with Lincoln Electric carbon steel welding rods E6013 and painting steel L rods with Rust O Leum spray paint, respectively. Violation occurred on or about October 16, 2018
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1478
- — Z (S) $2956
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use a) Workplace, 55 Montgomery St., Belleville, NJ The employer did not maintain safety data sheets for Lincoln Electric carbon steel welding rods E6013 and Rust O Leum paint used during welding and spray painting operations. Violation occurred on or about October 16, 2018
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H03 II
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii): Employee training did not include the physical and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area: a) Workplace, 55 Montgomery St., Belleville, NJ Employees were not trained in the hazards of the chemicals they work with to include but not limited to those exposed to metal fumes and organic vapors while welding with Lincoln Electric carbon steel welding rods E6013 and painting steel L rods with Rust O Leum spray paint, respectively. Violation occurred on or about October 16, 2018
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $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 343542866.
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