PEDRICKTOWN, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: PALLET SERVICES INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PALLET SERVICES INC. in 66 PENNSGROVE PEDRICKTOWN ROAD, PEDRICKTOWN, NJ 08067 (NAICS 321920). OSHA activity number 346470842.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PALLET SERVICES INC.
- Site address
- 66 PENNSGROVE PEDRICKTOWN ROAD
- City
- PEDRICKTOWN
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08067
- Mailing
- 66 PENNSGROVE PEDRICKTOWN ROAD, PEDRICKTOWN, NJ 08067
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 321920
- Employees
- 32
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2023
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $7,813 · Current $4,300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: a) Pallet Services Inc. - Dismantling Area: Employees did not utilize lockout tagout procedures when cleaning saw dust from underneath and around the base of the Trim Track Machines exposing them to unguarded machine parts, including, but not limited to, chains, sprockets, belts and pulleys, occurred on or about 01/31/2023.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4300
- — Z (S) $7813
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2023
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,938 · Current $6,015 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation guards were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle: a) Pallet Services Inc. - Dismantling Area: The Hawk band saw was not guarded to prevent employee exposure to the point of operation while breaking down pallets, occurred on or about 01/31/2023.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6015
- — Z (S) $10938
1910.141 C01 I
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2023
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.141(c)(1)(i): Toilet facilities were not provided in accordance with TABLE J-1 of this Section: a) Pallet Services Inc.- Throughout the facility: The employer did not provide enough toilet facilities for the number of employees working at their location, observed on or about 01/31/2023
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2023
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: a) Pallet Services Inc. - Throughout the buildings and yard areas: The employer did not evaluate the performance of a forklift operator every three years while driving the Yale Propane forklift Model # GLP050MXNEAE084, S/N A390V13822U and the Toyota forklifts Model numbers 66072, 66075, 93726, and 93729, on or about 01/31/2023.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2023
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed: a) Pallet Services Inc. - Dismantling Area: The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the lockout/tagout procedures for machines including but not limited to trim track machines, occurred on or about 01/31/2023.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 346470842.
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