LYNDHURST, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC. in 624 SCHUYLER AVENUE, LYNDHURST, NJ 07071 (NAICS 325211). OSHA activity number 345802474.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC.
- Site address
- 624 SCHUYLER AVENUE
- City
- LYNDHURST
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07071
- Mailing
- 624 SCHUYLER AVENUE, LYNDHURST, NJ 07071
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325211
- Employees
- 26
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 14, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $11,167 · Current $5,584 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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. a) 624 Schuyler Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ: A partially filled drum of Isonate 128 Modified MDI that is reactive to moisture (per the SDS) was left inside a steam generated hot room. The isonate polymerized resulting in an explosion of the 55-gallon drum. The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause a struck by hazard to employees on or around, February 24, 2022.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $5583.5
- — C (S) $11167
- — Z (S) $11167
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 14, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $6,381 · Current $3,191 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii):An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years. a) 624 Schuyler Ave Lyndhurst NJ: employees use forklifts daily to move 55-gallon drums around the warehouse. The employer did not evaluate each powered industrial truck operator's performance at least once every three years, on or about February 24, 2022.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $3190.5
- — C (S) $6381
- — Z (S) $6381
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 14, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $11,167 · Current $5,584 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets. a) 624 Schuyler Ave Lyndhurst NJ: Employees mix chemicals to create prepolymers, polyester polyols and solution urethanes daily. A 55-gallon drum of Isonate 128 Modified MDI exploded creating a hole in the hot room ceiling. The employer failed to provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area, on or around February 24, 2022.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $5583.5
- — C (S) $11167
- — Z (S) $11167
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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 345802474.
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