FAIRFIELD, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: VANTAGE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of VANTAGE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC. in 16 LAW DRIVE, FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004 (NAICS 424690). OSHA activity number 346439615.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VANTAGE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC.
- Site address
- 16 LAW DRIVE
- City
- FAIRFIELD
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07004
- Mailing
- 16 LAW DRIVE, FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 424690
- Employees
- 35
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.178 K02
- Issued
- Jul 11, 2023
- Abate by
- Aug 28, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $15,625 · Current $14,625 Reduced
General-duty citation text
1910.178(k)(2): Wheel stops or other recognized positive protection shall be provided to prevent railroad cars from moving during loading or unloading operations. 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. 16 Law Drive, FAIRFIELD, NJ - Warehouse loading dock On or about January 11, 2023, employees engaged in loading/unloading of merchandise from an over-the-road tractor/trailer were exposed to struck by and crushed by hazards while operating forklifts inside trailers where methods used to prevent the tractor/trailer from moving or pulling away from the loading dock were not implemented, which caused an employee operating equipment that included, but was not limited to, a Toyota, Model 7FBEU18, electric forklift, to fall from the trailer of the truck as it pulled away from the loading dock.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $14625
- — C (S) $15625
- — Z (S) $15625
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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 346439615.
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