NEWARK, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: KEARNY STEEL CONTAINER CORP
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of KEARNY STEEL CONTAINER CORP in 401 SOUTH STREET, NEWARK, NJ 07105 (NAICS 423840). OSHA activity number 343647004.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KEARNY STEEL CONTAINER CORP
- Site address
- 401 SOUTH STREET
- City
- NEWARK
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07105
- Mailing
- 401 SOUTH STREET, NEWARK, NJ 07105
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 423840
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B11 I
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(i): Each employee exposed to an unprotected side or edge of a stairway landing that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was not protected by a guardrail or stair rail system: Location: 401 South St Newark, NJ 0715- Staging Area Employees exposed to fall hazards while working on an open sided platform approximately 5' 6" high conducting metallic drum shredding operations on machine #89126028 on or about 12/7/18.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $5304
1910.37 B05
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit must be marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g., closet): Location: 401 South St Newark, NJ 07105 - Processing Area/Assembly Line a) Employees exposed to smoke inhalation hazards as a door that was not an exit door was not labeled with a "no exit" sign on or about 12/7/18.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $5304
1910.106 E06 I
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $5,846 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors: Location: 401 South St Newark, NJ 07105 - Yard/Staging Area On or about 12/3/18 an employee sustained serious injury when a steel drum exploded as he used a portable Dewalt grinder to open the drum and abstract colors. Sparks produced during grinding operations ignited flammable/combustible liquid residue in the drum resulting in fire/explosion.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5846
- — Z (S) $9282
1910.219 F03
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,956 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): All sprocket wheels and chains were not enclosed unless they were more than seven (7) feet above the floor or platform: Location: 401 South St Newark, NJ 07105-Processing Area Employees exposed to caught in hazards; steel drums being transferred from receiving area to the processing department on a cover roller chain conveyor system with exposed rotating chains and sprockets on or about 12/7/18.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $7956
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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 343647004.
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