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:
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