SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: FEDERAL METALS & ALLOYS, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of FEDERAL METALS & ALLOYS, INC. in 4216 SOUTH CLINTON AVE., SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ 07080 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 344630397.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FEDERAL METALS & ALLOYS, INC.
- Site address
- 4216 SOUTH CLINTON AVE.
- City
- SOUTH PLAINFIELD
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07080
- Mailing
- 4216 SOUTH CLINTON AVE., SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ 07080
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 423930
- Employees
- 19
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 21, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $3,084 · Current $2,313 Reduced
BWPB
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) 4216 South Clinton Avenue, South Plainfield, NJ 07080 - Warehouse The employer did not develop, implement, and maintain a written hazard communication program for employees engaged in recycling of lead containing metals and lead acid car batteries. Violation noted on or about 2/14/2020. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2313
- — Z (S) $3084
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 21, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
BWPB
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) 4216 South Clinton Avenue, South Plainfield, NJ 07080 - Warehouse Employees who engaged in the recycling of lead containing metals and lead acid car batteries were not provided effective hazard communication training. Violation noted on or about 2/14/2020. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2020
- Abate by
- Apr 21, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
BWPB
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s): a) 4216 South Clinton Avenue, South Plainfield, NJ 07080 - Warehouse Employees who engaged in the recycling of lead containing metals and lead acid car batteries were not provided access to safety data sheets for these chemicals. Violation noted on or about 2/14/2020. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 C02 I
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2020
- Abate by
- May 12, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible: a) 4216 South Clinton Avenue, South Plainfield, NJ 07080 - Warehouse The employer did not provide information on Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134 to employees who voluntarily used N95 dust masks while performing work duties such as but not limited to cleaning the warehouse and cutting scrap metal. Violation noted on or about 2/14/2020. WRITTEN ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO 29 CFR 1903.19
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 344630397.
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