PATERSON, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: COMFORT WHEELS INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of COMFORT WHEELS INC. in 309 MARSHALL ST, PATERSON, NJ 07503 (NAICS 493110). OSHA activity number 346015019.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COMFORT WHEELS INC.
- Site address
- 309 MARSHALL ST
- City
- PATERSON
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07503
- Mailing
- 309 MARSHALL ST, PATERSON, NJ 07503
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 493110
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $3,481 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132: Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for head was not provided. a) 309 Marshall Street Paterson NJ 07503: At this worksite an employee was exposed to head injuries while standing next to a forklift with another employee working on a forklift pallet while in the elevated position, on or about 6/13/22
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3480.8
- — C (S) $4351
- — Z (S) $4351
1910.178 L01 II
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck. a) Building Exterior: The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the forklift training prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck. Employees were observed operating a Powered Industrial Trucks without successfully completing forklift training, on or about 6/13/22.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $4351
- — Z (S) $4351
1910.178 M03
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $3,481 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(3): Unauthorized personnel shall not be permitted to ride on powered industrial trucks. A safe place to ride shall be provided where riding of trucks is authorized. a) 309 Marshall street: At this job site, an employee was exposed to a 14 to 16 fall hazard while a safe place to ride a powered industrial truck was not provided. The employee was being elevated on a pallet of a Yale forklift model number G80N05621L, on or about 6/13/22.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3480.8
- — C (S) $4351
- — Z (S) $4351
1910.178 M05 II
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $3,481 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(5)(ii): A powered industrial truck shall not be left unattended when the operator is 25 ft. or more away from the vehicle which remains in view, or whenever the operator leaves the vehicle and it is not in view. a) 309 Marshall Street Paterson NJ 07503: The operator left the forklift unattended. The operator was inside the warehouse while the forklift was with the switch on and the mast up about 14 to 16 feet with and employee working from a forklift pallet, on or about 6/13/22.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $3480.8
- — C (S) $4351
- — Z (S) $4351
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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 346015019.
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