SECAUCUS, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: EMPIRE OFFICE, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of EMPIRE OFFICE, INC. in 1000 NEW COUNTY ROAD, SECAUCUS, NJ 07094 (NAICS 493110). OSHA activity number 347141624.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EMPIRE OFFICE, INC.
- Site address
- 1000 NEW COUNTY ROAD
- City
- SECAUCUS
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07094
- Mailing
- 1000 NEW COUNTY ROAD, SECAUCUS, NJ 07094
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 100
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 13, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $11,292 · Current $5,000 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 in that employees were exposed to a fall hazard when working on an elevated platform on a forklifts without the use of a fall protection: On or about: November 30, 2023 Location: 1000 New County Road Secaucus, NJ 07094 a) Staffing agency employees operated equipment that included, but was not limited to a Crown, Model SP 3020-30 Order Picker, to place merchandise on a warehouse rack system, elevating the platform to approximately 12-feet, without utilizing a fall protection system.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5000
- — Z (S) $11292
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- May 13, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 27, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $11,292 · Current $10,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): On or about: November 30, 2023 Location: 1000 New County Road Secaucus, NJ 07094 a) The employer did not ensure that staffing agency employees were evaluated to operate powered industrial equipment. Employee operated equipment that included, but was not limited to a Crown Order Picker, Model SP 3020-30 to place merchandise in the warehouse and was not properly trained and evaluated to operate the equipment.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $10000
- — Z (S) $11292
1910.157 C01
- Issued
- May 13, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries: On or about: November 30, 2023 Location: 1000 New County Road Secaucus, NJ 07094 a) Portable fire extinguisher was not readily accessible because merchandise and boxes were blocking portable fire extinguisher.
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 347141624.
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