OSHA Inspection: PARKWAY-KEW CORP.

Issued

Aug 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $1,844 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.37(a)(3):Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  a.)Parkway-Kew Corp./2095 Excelsior Avenue, North Brunswick, NJ 08902- The exit routes in spray room #1 & near the bay door of the rear building were not kept unobstructed. This conditioned exposed employees to tripping hazards and or smoke inahalation.   Condition noted on or about 02/26/2025.

Issued

Aug 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":   a) Parkway-Kew Corp./2095 Excelsior Avenue, North Brunswick, NJ 08902- Welding room & spray room #1: There was no exit sign posted above the emergency exit door in the welding room & spray room #1, exposing employees to potential smoke inhalation.   Observed on or about on 02/26/2025.

Issued

Aug 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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 be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g. closet):  a.)Parkway-Kew Corp./2095 Excelsior Avenue, North Brunswick, NJ 08902 - Maintenance room/There was no "not an exit" sign posted above the maintenance room double doors, exposing employees to potential smoke inhalation.   Condition noted on or about 02/26/2025.

Issued

Aug 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,256 · Current $2,766 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1):The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  (a)Parkway-Kew Corp., 2095 Excelsior Avenue, North Brunswick, NJ 08902/ Employees who service the HVOF machine in spray room #1, CNC machines or the Lathes, were exposed to unexpected start-ups or release of stored energy as the employer did not have a safety program established to include energy control procedures, employee training and periodic audits to provide effective prevention of injury.    Condition noted on or about 02/26/2025.

Issued

Aug 21, 2025

Abate by

Sep 17, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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.) Parkway-Kew Corp./2095 Excelsior Avenue, North Brunswick, NJ 08902/The employer did not conduct periodic inspections of each energy control procedure at least annually to verify that the specific procedures for equipment, such as the HVOF machine, CNC machine or the Lathes, were adequate and were being applied correctly.  Condition noted on or about 02/26/2025.

Issued

Aug 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees:  a.)Parkway-Kew Corp./2095 Excelsior Avenue, North Brunswick, NJ 08902/ The employer did not train employees to ensure that the purpose and functions of the energy control program were understood, while maintaining & cleaning the HVOF machine in spray room #1, CNC machines & Lathes.  Condition noted on or about  02/26/2025.

Issued

Aug 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $1,844 Reduced

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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):  a)Parkway-Kew Corp., 2095 Excelsior Avenue, North Brunswick, NJ 08902- Throughout the facility:  Training and Evaluation was not done for employees operating Forklift Trucks. Training to include, but not limited to: -Truck safety related topics and workplace related topics to include company employees assisting in forklift operations and standing nearby.  -Evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.  Condition noted on or about 02/26/2025.

Issued

Aug 21, 2025

Abate by

Sep 17, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $3,227 Reduced

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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) Parkway-Kew Corp./2095 Excelsior Avenue, North Brunswick, NJ 08902- Machine Shop. The employer did not ensure that the HVOF machine in spray room #1 was guarded to protect against injuries.  The machine did not have any guarding to prevent employees from accessing the zone of danger.   Condition observed on or about 02/26/2025.