OSHA Inspection: NPC GLOBAL CORPORATION

Issued

Sep 13, 2021

Penalty

Initial $9,753 · Current $4,720 Reduced

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29 CFR  OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were not protected from crushed by hazards by not having operator restraint devices installed on powered industrial equipment:  a. 100 Middlesex Ave., Suite 2, Carteret, NJ - Warehouse  The employer did not ensure that employees operating powered industrial equipment used in the movement of materials within the warehouse used operator restraint devices.  Employees  and staffing agency employees engaged in warehousing activities operated forklifts that included, but were not limited to, Toyota, Model 8FGCSU20 forklifts, and did not use seatbelts were  intended to assist the operator in reducing the risk of entrapment of the operator's head and/or torso between the truck and ground in the event of a tip over.  Violation observed on or about September 1, 2021

Issued

Sep 13, 2021

Penalty

Initial $7,802 · Current $2,210 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:   a. 100 Middlesex Ave., Suite 2, Carteret, NJ - Warehouse   The employer did not ensure exit routes were kept unobstructed.  Employees engaged in warehousing activities placed empty wood pallets, merchandise, and pallets of merchandise in a manner which blocked the egress route.    Violation observed on or about April 12, 2021

Issued

Sep 13, 2021

Penalty

Initial $7,802 · Current $2,210 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.178(k)(1): The brakes of highway truck(s) were not set and wheel chocks placed under the rear wheels to prevent truck(s) from rolling:   a. 100 Middlesex Ave., Suite 2, Carteret, NJ - Warehouse  The employer did not ensure commercial highway trucks had wheel chocks placed to prevent the truck from rolling when being loaded or unloaded at the warehouse docks.  Employees operating Toyota forklifts entered the trucks while engaged in truck loading/unloading activities at the receiving/shipping docks and the trucks were not chocked to prevent movement.   Violation observed on or about September 1, 2021

Issued

Sep 13, 2021

Penalty

Initial $13,653 · Current $8,733 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1): The employer did not ensure that each power industrial truck operator was competent to operate a power industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in paragraph (1):  a. 100 Middlesex Ave., Suite 2, Carteret, NJ - Warehouse  The employer did not ensure that employees operating powered industrial trucks were provided training.  An employee engaged in warehousing activities operated a Toyota forklift that was not authorized, trained, and evaluated by the employer to operate the equipment, resulting in an accident that caused injury to the employee.  Violation occurred on or about on or about April 7, 2021  b. 100 Middlesex Ave., Suite 2, Carteret, NJ - Warehouse  The employer did not ensure that employees operating powered industrial trucks were provided training.  An over the road truck driver engaged in warehousing activities operated a Toyota forklift and was not authorized, trained, and evaluated by the employer to use and operate the equipment.   Violation observed on or about September 1, 2021

Issued

Sep 13, 2021

Abate by

Oct 7, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,851 · Current $2,122 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6): The certification did not include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:  a. 100 Middlesex Ave., Suite 2, Carteret, NJ - Warehouse  The employer did not certify that employees assigned to operate the forklifts were evaluated to operate the equipment.  Employees and staffing agency employees engaged in warehousing activities operated Toyota and Crown powered industrial trucks and were not provided an evaluation and complete a certification that included the name of the operator, training/evaluation dates, and identity of person performing the certification prior to being authorized to use the equipment.   Violation occurred on or about April 12, 2021

Issued

Sep 13, 2021

Penalty

Initial $7,802 · Current $2,210 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.178(m)(5)(i): When a powered industrial truck is left unattended, load engaging means were not fully lowered, controls were not neutralized, and brakes set.  a. 100 Middlesex Ave., Suite 2, Carteret, NJ - Warehouse  The employer did not ensure powered industrial trucks left unattended had the forks fully lowered to the ground.  Employees engaged in warehousing activities used Toyota and Crown powered industrial trucks and left the equipment unattended with the load elevated while they performed other duties.   Violation observed on or about September 1, 2021

Issued

Sep 13, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,851 · Current $2,122 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling.  Relocatable Power Taps (RPT), also known as an extension block, power board, power bar, plug board, trailer lead and by many other variations, was not installed in accordance with the manufacturer's listing.   a. 100 Middlesex Ave., Suite 2, Carteret, NJ - Warehouse  The employer installed RTP's power computer equipment and plugged additional RTP's (daisy chained) to increase the number of outlets available for additional equipment in a manner that was not approved by the manufacture's listing.  Employees engaged in warehousing activities used equipment that was plugged into "power strips" that were connected to other power strips as a means to increase the number of  available electrical outlets.   Violation observed on or about April 12, 2021

Issued

Sep 13, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,851 · Current $2,122 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  a. 100 Middlesex Ave., Suite 2, Carteret, NJ - Warehouse  The employer used flexible cords in lieu of fixed wiring in the structure. Employees engaged in warehousing shipping activities used a Rigid, Compound Miter Saw, which was plugged into a flexible cord that was strung over a doorway and was used as a permanent power source for the saw used to cut materials for shipping packaging.   Violation observed on or about April 12, 2021

Issued

Sep 13, 2021

Abate by

Oct 7, 2021

Penalty

Initial $11,703 · Current $7,684 Reduced

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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):   a. 100 Middlesex Ave., Carteret, NJ - Warehouse     The employer did not develop, implement, or maintain a written hazard communication program.  Employees and Staffing Agency employees engaged in warehousing activities used propane gas for powering powered industrial equipment handling the bottles on a daily basis, where the employer did not develop and implement a hazard communication program.  Violation occurred on or about April 12, 2021

Issued

Sep 13, 2021

Abate by

Sep 23, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:   a. 100 Middlesex Ave., Carteret, NJ - Warehouse     The employer did not ensure a complete library of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) was maintained for each chemical in use.  Employees and Staffing Agency employees used hazardous chemicals which included, but were not limited to, compressed propane gas, as a fuel to power the powered industrial trucks, and did not have a SDS available to them.      Violation occurred on or about April 12, 2021

Issued

Sep 13, 2021

Abate by

Oct 7, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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. 100 Middlesex Ave., Carteret, NJ - Warehouse     Employees were not provided effective training on hazardous chemicals used daily in their work area.  Employees and staffing agency employees engaged in warehousing activities operated powered industrial equipment fueled by propane and were not provide effective training in the handling, identification of hazards, how to read a safety data sheet, and the use of the chemical.     Violation occurred on or about April 12, 2021

Issued

Sep 13, 2021

Abate by

Sep 23, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,951 · Current $859 Reduced

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29 CFR  1904.29(a):The employer did not use an OSHA 300, 301 and 300A Form or equivalent.  a. 100 Middlesex Ave., Suite 2, Carteret, NJ - Warehouse  The employer did not use or maintain OSHA 300 forms to record employee injuries or use, complete, and post OSHA 300A forms.  An employee injury that occurred on April 7, 2021 was not recorded on the OSHA 300 form, and an OSHA 301 or equivalent was not completed.   Violation occurred on or about April 12, 2021  Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.

Issued

Sep 13, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.37(b)(5):Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g. closet):  a. 100 Middlesex Ave., Suite 2, Carteret, NJ - Warehouse  The employer did not ensure that door along the exit path, that could be mistaken as exits, were clearly marked as "Not an Exit".  Employees and staffing agency employees worked in the warehouse, where locked doors leading from the warehouse to the sales offices and a breakroom, which appeared to be exits to be used in the event of an evacuation, were clearly marked with signage indicating "Not an Exit".  Violation observed on or about April 12, 2021