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29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed: Workplace, 142 Frelinghuysen Ave, Newark, NJ a) Exit routes were not maintained for employees working on the Second Floor Single Stream Recycling Line Platform. 1. The egress from the north exit routes, the West ladder and middle and East stairway, to the ground floor area leading to the front of the facility to Stanton St., was blocked by pallets of compressed cardboard. 2. The egress from Southwest exit route stairway to the truck scale and pathway to Stanton St., was obstructed by approximately 3 feet of recycling debris. 3. The egress from the South middle ladder exit route to the ground floor area leading to the front of the facility to Stanton St. was blocked by debris collected inside of the ladder cage to the 2nd floor level. 4. The egress from the Southeast ladder exit route to the ground floor area leading to the front of the facility to Stanton St. was blocked by debris at the bottom of the ladder cage. b) Exit routes were not maintained for employees working on the Second Floor Commingled Glass, Metal and Plastic Recycling Line Platform. 1. The Northeast stairway leading to and from the employee break room to the second floor comingled line was obstructed by a small amount of debris and materials at the base of stairway. 2. The Southeast stairway abutting the interior West wall of the main building was obstructed by approximately 6 feet of recycling debris. 3. The Southeast stairway immediately adjacent to the the stairway referenced in f) above, abutting the exterior West wall of the main building, was obstructed by approximately 6 feet of recycling debris. c. Exit routes were not maintained for employees working on the Aluminum Can Picking Line Station and the Outdoor Comingled Tipping Floor. The egress route to the Stanton St. refuge location was completely blocked by recycling debris piled approximately 10 feet high. Violations occurred on or about 2/12/2015 and 3/19/2015