NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: B&C INDUSTRIES
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of B&C INDUSTRIES in 738 SCHUYLER AVE, NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ 07031 (NAICS 485119). OSHA activity number 344031851.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- B&C INDUSTRIES
- Site address
- 738 SCHUYLER AVE
- City
- NORTH ARLINGTON
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07031
- Mailing
- 738 SCHUYLER AVE, LYNDHURST, NJ 07071
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
- 485119
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $4,546 · Current $4,546
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Eye and face protection. General requirements. The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation. a) Warehouse: Employees were exposed to eye and face injuries while servicing forklift batteries without the use of eye and face protection, on or about 6/19/2019
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $4546
- — C (S) $4546
- — Z (S) $4546
1910.178 G02
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $5,304
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(g)(2): Battery charging apparatus for industrial trucks located in battery changing and charging installation was not protected from damage by trucks: a) Warehouse Battery Charging station: Battery charging apparatus for powered industrial trucks were not protected from damage by forklifts trucks, on or about 6/19/2019.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $5304
- — C (S) $5304
- — Z (S) $5304
1910.178 G07
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(g)(7): 1910.178(g)(7)When charging batteries, acid shall be poured into water; water shall not be poured into acid: a) Warehouse-Charging Station: Employees were pouring water in to forklift batteries every two days and when batteries are being charged, on or about 6/19/2019.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $5304
- — Z (S) $5304
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $5,304
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): a) Warehouse: Employees were exposed to stuck-by hazards while an employee was operating a powered industrial truck without being trained, on or about 4/30/2019. b) Loading dock: Employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard while employees were operating a powered industrial truck without being trained, on or about 6/19/2019.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $5304
- — C (S) $5304
- — Z (S) $5304
1910.178 M03
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $5,304
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(3): Unauthorized personnel were permitted to ride on industrial truck(s): a) Warehouse: On 4/30/2019, an employee sustained injuries to his left leg while he was permitted to ride on the forks of a powered industrial truck.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $5304
- — C (S) $5304
- — Z (S) $5304
1910.178 N06
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $5,304
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(6): The forklift operator driver did not keep a clear view of the path of travel. a) Warehouse: An employee was operating a forklift and did not kept a clear view of the path of travel while driving forward and transporting a full pallet of boxes, on or about 6/19/2019
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $5304
- — C (S) $5304
- — Z (S) $5304
1910.178 N08
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(8): Under all travel conditions the truck was not operated at a speed that would permit it to be brought to a stop in a safe manner. a) warehouse: An employee was operating a loaded forklift forward at a speed that would not permit it to be brought to a stop in a safe manner, on or about 6/19/2019.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $5304
- — Z (S) $5304
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 10, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $5,304
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s) a) warehouse: On 4/30/2019 an employee sustained an injury to his left leg while another employee was operating a forklift without brakes. b) Warehouse: An employee was operating a powered industrial truck without brakes, exposing employees to a struck by hazard, crush by hazard, or caught in between hazard, on or about 4/30/2019. c) Warehouse: An employee was operating a powered industrial truck without the emergency brake working properly, exposing employees to a struck by hazard, crush by hazard, or caught in between hazard, on or about 6/19/2019.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $5304
- — C (S) $5304
- — Z (S) $5304
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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 344031851.
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