BRANCHBURG, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: AIR LIQUIDE ADVANCED MATERIALS, INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of AIR LIQUIDE ADVANCED MATERIALS, INC in 197 MEISTER AVE., BRANCHBURG, NJ 08876 (NAICS 325180). OSHA activity number 347529364.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AIR LIQUIDE ADVANCED MATERIALS, INC
- Site address
- 197 MEISTER AVE.
- City
- BRANCHBURG
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08876
- Mailing
- 197 MEISTER AVE., SOMERVILLE, NJ 08876
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325180
- Employees
- 83
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 A02
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 25, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $16,131
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(2): Exit routes were not arranged so that employees did not have to travel toward a high hazard area, where the path of travel was not effectively shielded from the high hazard area by suitable partitions or other physical barriers. a) Storage structure behind Building B at 197 Meister Ave Branchburg, NJ 08876; The means of emergency egress path of travel for employee(s) working in the H2 space in building B led directly to a high hazard area where the flammable gas and liquid tanks were stored. This condition exposed employees to hazard of fire/smoke exposure due to delayed emergency egress or entrapment. Hazard(s) was observed on or about June 14, 2024.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $16131
- — C (S) $16131
- — Z (S) $16131
1910.106 D05 I
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 25, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(d)(5)(i): Flammable liquids, including stock for sale, shall not be stored so as to limit use of exits, stairways, or areas normally used for the safe egress of people. a) West side exit in the storage structure behind Building B at 197 Meister Ave Branchburg, NJ 08876; The employer stored flammable liquified gas cylinders on a side of the west side exit in the storage structure behind building B. This condition exposed employees to hazard of fire/smoke exposure due to delayed emergency egress or entrapment. Hazard(s) was observed on or about June 14, 2024.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2024
- Abate by
- Jan 8, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $11,524 · Current $11,524
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes were not free and unobstructed. Materials or equipment were placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access went through a room that could be locked, to reach an exit or exit discharge. a) H2 Space in Building B at 197 Meister Ave Branchburg, NJ 08876; The emergency egress path of travel from hood-8 workstation to the westside exit was partially blocked by materials, such as dry ice containers and cylinder chillers, causing employees to detour around H2 Space upon evacuating the building B during 6/05/2004 fire. This condition exposed employees to the hazard of tripping and fire/smoke exposure due to delayed emergency egress or entrapment. Hazard(s) was observed on or about June 14, 2024.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $11524
- — C (S) $11524
- — Z (S) $11524
1910.37 B02
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2024
- Abate by
- Jan 8, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $11,524 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit": a) The door between H2 and H1 space was not marked with an exit sign on or above the door in Building B at 197 Meister Ave Branchburg, NJ 08876. This condition exposed employee(s) to the hazard of entrapment and fire/smoke exposure. b) The door between the hallway and office area was not marked with an exit sign on or above the door in Building B at 197 Meister Ave Branchburg, NJ 08876. This condition exposed employees to hazard of fire/smoke exposure due to delayed emergency egress or entrapment. Hazard(s) were observed on or about June 14, 2024.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $11524
- — Z (S) $11524
1910.37 B05
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2024
- Abate by
- Jan 23, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $11,524 · Current $11,524
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation or identified by a sign indicating its actual use: a) Door from the hallway to H2 space in building B at 197 Meister Ave Branchburg, NJ 08876; The door that leads from the hallway egress route to H2 space in building B was not marked as 'Not an exit'. This condition exposed employees to hazard of fire/smoke exposure due to delayed emergency egress or entrapment. Hazard(s) was observed on or about June 14, 2023.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $11524
- — C (S) $11524
- — Z (S) $11524
1910.37 B06
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2024
- Abate by
- Jan 23, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $11,524 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6): Each exit sign was not illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and was not distinctive in color: a) Door from H1 space to the hallway in Building B at 197 Meister Ave Branchburg, NJ 08876; The exit sign above the door from H1 space to the hallway in building B was not illuminated for visibility in event of emergency egress such as during fire evacuation. This condition exposed employees to hazard of fire/smoke exposure due to delayed emergency egress or entrapment. Hazard(s) was observed on or about June 14, 2024.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $11524
- — Z (S) $11524
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