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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 19100036 G02 Design and construction requirements for exit routes.

Inspection Nr: 1037474.015

Citation: 01005

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Date: 11/27/2015 2

Initial Penalty: $3,500.00

Current Penalty: $2,100.00

Issuance Date: 08/04/2015

Nr Instances: 3

Nr Exposed: 20

Related Event Code (REC):

Gravity: 5

Report ID: 0214200

Contest Date:

Final Order: 08/20/2015

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	I: Informal Settlement	08/20/2015	$2,100.00	11/27/2015	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	08/04/2015	$3,500.00	08/28/2015	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2): Exit access(es) were not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points: Workplace, 142 Frelinghuysen Ave, Newark, NJ a) The egress from the South end of the Second Floor Commingled Sorting Line where employees clean around the input conveyor at the beginning of the line, to the two parallel stairways that lead to the yard and to the Stanton St. refuge area, was obstructed by three conveyor equipment covers or protrusions limiting the egress to 22 inches, 24 inches, and 20 inches, respectively. b) The egress pathway from the Aluminum Can Picking Line Station to the Commingled Yard where the materials bays and commingled input are located was obstructed by motors and conveyor equipment limiting the width to 8 inches. c) The egress pathway from the Commingled Yard where the materials bays and commingled input was located back under the North side of the recycling plastics hopper and conveyor and through an opening in the yard wall was obstructed to 15 inches and 20 inches, respectively. Violations occurred on or about 2-12-15 and 3/19/2015

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