OSHA Inspection: KNY 26671 LLC

Issued

Jan 13, 2026

Abate by

Feb 9, 2026

Penalty

Initial $11,823 · Current $11,823

Hazardous substances M110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.  a) KNY 26671 LLC dba Cooperative Laundry , 1 Eastern Road Kearny, NJ 07032  On or about July 15, 2025, and thereafter employees were exposed to a fire hazard due to accumulations of Class II combustible dust on surfaces such as the indoor roof of the storage room near the mechanics shop, the overhead mesh netting used to protect employees from laundry falling from the EVUE bag rail system, fans, and joists. The dust was tested and determined to be a Class II combustible dust, with an explosion severity of 0.59, a Kst value of 3.23 bar-meters per second, and a pressure ratio of 3.24.

Issued

Jan 13, 2026

Abate by

Feb 9, 2026

Penalty

Initial $9,457 · Current $9,457

Hazardous substances E200M110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:  (a)  KNY 26671 LLC dba Cooperative Laundry , 1 Eastern Road Kearny, NJ 07032  On or about July 15, 2025, employee(s) were provided and required to use 3M N-95 Particulate Respirator while cleaning the dust, for which the employer did not have a written program for administering the use of respiratory protection in the workplace. Employee(s) were exposed to health hazard(s), including inhalation of the dust, as well as cardio-respiratory impacts from using a tight-fitting, negative-pressure respirator.

Issued

Jan 13, 2026

Abate by

Feb 9, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances E200M110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  (a)  KNY 26671 LLC dba Cooperative Laundry , 1 Eastern Road Kearny, NJ 07032  On or about July 15, 2025, employee(s) were provided and required to use 3M N-95 Particulate Respirator while cleaning the dust, for which the employer  did not provide a medical evaluation for employees to determine their ability to use a respirator before requiring use. Employee(s) were exposed to health hazard(s), including inhalation of the dust, as well as cardio-respiratory impacts from using a tight-fitting, negative-pressure respirator.

Issued

Jan 13, 2026

Abate by

Feb 9, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances E200M110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training annually or more often if necessary:  (a)  KNY 26671 LLC dba Cooperative Laundry , 1 Eastern Road Kearny, NJ 07032  On or about July 15, 2025, employee(s) were provided and required to use 3M N-95 Particulate Respirator while cleaning the dust, for which the employer did not provide training on respirator inspection, use (including seal-check), maintenance and storage. Employee(s) were exposed to health hazard(s), including inhalation of the dust, as well as cardio-respiratory impacts from using a tight-fitting, negative-pressure respirator.

Issued

Jan 13, 2026

Abate by

Feb 9, 2026

Penalty

Initial $14,187 · Current $14,187

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d)(2):The machine or equipment was not turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment:  a) KNY 26671 LLC dba Cooperative Laundry , 1 Eastern Road Kearny, NJ 07032  On or about December 15, 2025 an employee operating XFM Machine #9 did not turn off or shut down the machine before lifting the cover guard to clear towels that were jammed in the machine. This machine uses moving paddles and belts to convey and fold the towels. This condition exposed employee to amputation hazards.

Issued

Jan 13, 2026

Abate by

Feb 9, 2026

Penalty

Initial $14,187 · Current $14,187

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation:    a)KNY 26671 LLC dba Cooperative Laundry , 1 Eastern Road Kearny, NJ 07032  On or about December 15, 2025, an employee operating XFM Machine #9 lifted the cover guard and entered the machine to clear jammed towels without first turning off or shutting down the equipment, as required by the employer's established Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures. The machine contains moving paddles and belts that convey and fold towels, presenting hazardous energy sources capable of causing serious injury. The employee had not received adequate training to recognize these hazardous energy sources or the associated risks when clearing jams.

Issued

Jan 13, 2026

Abate by

Feb 2, 2026

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550

Hazardous substances M110

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:   a) KNY 26671 LLC dba Cooperative Laundry , 1 Eastern Road Kearny, NJ 07032   On or about July 22, 2025 the employer did not provide electrical equipment approved for a location having accumulations of a class II combustible dust to protect employees from a potential fire hazard. Employees used Rigid NXT shop vac and later Milwaukee M18 Fuel 3-in-1 Backpack Vacuum, to clean combustible dust which are not intrinsically safe or approved electrical equipment for a Class II Division 2 location.  The  lint was tested to be a Class II Dust with an Explosion Severity of 0.59 and KST value of 3.23 bar-meters per second with a Pressure Ratio of 3.24.

Issued

Jan 13, 2026

Abate by

Jan 28, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,364 · Current $2,364

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.   a) KNY 26671 LLC dba Cooperative Laundry , 1 Eastern Road Kearny, NJ 07032   On or about September 7, 2025, the employer did not record the following workplace injuries or illnesses on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2025:  A temporary staffing employee sustained a work-related back injury that resulted in restricted duty and the administration of prescription medication by the employer's contracted occupational clinic physician to treat the injury.  Abatement Certification and Documentation is required