MIDDLETOWN, RI —
OSHA Inspection: J & J MATERIALS CORP.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of J & J MATERIALS CORP. in 990 AQUIDNECK AVENUE, MIDDLETOWN, RI 02842 (NAICS 444190). OSHA activity number 345574966.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- J & J MATERIALS CORP.
- Site address
- 990 AQUIDNECK AVENUE
- City
- MIDDLETOWN
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02842
- Mailing
- 71 FALL RIVER AVENUE, REHOBOTH, MA 02769
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 444190
- Employees
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 C02 V
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2022
- Abate by
- Mar 24, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $7,252 · Current $4,351 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): The employer used forklifts to support scaffold platforms without ensuring that the entire platform was attached to the fork and that the forklift was not moved horizontally while the platform was occupied: a) Facility at 990 Aquidneck Avenue in Middletown, RI: On or about October 13, 2021, an employee was exposed to fall hazards while standing on a detached pallet used as a scaffold platform, that was raised by a forklift approximately 8 feet above the lower level for the purpose of deconstructing a building.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4351.2
- — Z (S) $7252
1926.602 C01 VIII
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2022
- Abate by
- Mar 24, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $7,252 · Current $4,351 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(viii): A lift truck, equipped with vertical only, or vertical and horizontal controls elevatable with the lifting carriage or forks for lifting personnel, did not have the following precautions to include (A) Use of a safety platform firmly secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks (B) Means whereby personnel on the platform can shut off power to the truck and (C) Protection from falling objects as indicated necessary by the operating conditions: a) Facility at 990 Aquidneck Avenue in Middletown, RI: On or about October 13, 2021, the employer did not ensure that a Doosan 25 forklift used for lifting personnel was equipped with vertical controls elevatable with the forks, had a safety platform firmly secured to the forks and a means whereby personnel on the platform can shut off power to the truck.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4351.2
- — Z (S) $7252
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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 345574966.
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