OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR RECYCLING COMPANY LLC

Issued

2026-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-03-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.36(g)(2): Exit access(es) were not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points.   Site - Employees were not protected from trip hazards where exit routes in the production area were less than 28 inches wide due to pallets of material and a pallet jack being placed within the exit route.

Issued

2026-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-03-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(a)(3):Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  Site - Employees were not protected from fire and entrapment hazards where three emergency exit routes and exit doors at the rear of the facility were completely blocked and unusable due to pallets of baled and loose paper scrap blocking the exits routes and exit doors.

Issued

2026-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-03-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9268.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(k)(1): The brakes of highway trucks shall be set and wheel chocks placed under the rear wheels to prevent the trucks from rolling while they are boarded with powered industrial trucks:   Site- On or about January 20, 2026 an employee was not protected from a crushing and caught between hazard while operating a UniCarrier, model MUF1F2A28LV, forklift inside a trailer connected to a tractor unit where wheel chocks were not in use and the loading dock trailer locking device was out of service. The tractor trailer unit pulled away from the loading dock while a powered industrial truck was on the dock leveling plate; the dock leveling plate was engaged with the trailer unit and when the tractor trailer pulled away it caused the dock leveling plate to drop. When dock leveling plate dropped it caused the powered industrial truck to roll off of the loading dock.

Issued

2026-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-03-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(m)(5)(iii): Powered industrial truck(s), with the operator dismounted and within 25 feet of the truck still in his view, did not have the load engaging means fully lowered, controls neutralized, and the brakes set to prevent movement:   Site- On or about January 20, 2026 an employee was not protected from a crushing hazard where the UniCarrier, model MUF1F2A28LV, forklift was parked on the door #2 loading dock without having the parking brake set. A third party tractor trailer unit was parked at loading dock #2 and pulled away from the loading dock while the powered industrial truck was on the dock leveling plate; the dock leveling plate was engaged with the trailer unit and when the tractor trailer pulled away it caused the dock leveling plate to drop. When dock leveling plate dropped it caused the powered industrial truck to roll off of the loading dock.

Issued

2026-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1324.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.29(b)(3):Each recordable injury or illness was not entered on the OSHA 300 Log and on an incident report (OSHA Form 301or equivalent) within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness had occured.  Site- On or about December 31, 2025 an employee sustained a lost time injury that was not recorded on an OSHA 300 log when requested on February 5, 2026.

Issued

2026-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-04-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation shall not be performed by the customer or user without manufacturers prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly.  a. Site-  The UniCarrier forklift, model MUJ1F2A28LV and serial number UJ1F29V20006, has a rated lifting capacity of 4785 pounds; the forklift was in use with a Cascade clamp attachment, model number R500BCS630, with a maximum lifting capacity of 5000 pounds. The employer did not have manufacturers written approval to use the forklift with the clamp attachment and the forklift did not have it's identification plate changed to show the capacity of the forklift with the use of the clamp attachment.  b. Site-  The Nissan forklift, model MUJ1F2A28LV and serial number UJ1F29V0065, has a rated lifting capacity of 5050 pounds; the forklift was in use with a Darnell's Butt Buster roll cutter attachment, model number 74-30, with a maximum load capacity of 7400 pounds. The employer did not have manufacturers written approval to use the forklift with the roll cutter attachment and the forklift did not have it's identification plate changed to show the capacity of the forklift with the use of the roll cutter attachment.