AMERICAN CAN CO
PIERSON AVE, Edison, NJ 08817
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Inspection records
Jun 5, 1979#11231255Jun 5, 1979Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#11231255$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #11231255
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 5, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 8, 1979
- Closed
- Jan 4, 1980
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 220
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Pierson Ave, Edison, NJ 08817
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M09 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 28, 1979 | - | - |
Nov 9, 1977#11230166Nov 9, 1977Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#11230166$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #11230166
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 9, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 9, 1977
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 200
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3 Kilmer Rd, Edison, NJ 08812
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Nov 2, 1977#11230141Nov 2, 1977Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#11230141$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #11230141
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 2, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 2, 1977
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 200
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3 Kilmer Rd, Edison, NJ 08817
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jul 29, 1977#11229887Jul 29, 1977Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#11229887$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #11229887
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 29, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 29, 1977
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 200
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3 Kilmer Rd, Edison, NJ 08817
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Mar 1, 1977#11280153Mar 1, 1977Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#11280153$12012 viol.12 violations$120 in penalties
Inspection #11280153
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 1, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 3, 1977
- Closed
- Apr 4, 1977
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 187
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 12
- Violation Types
- 12 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $120
- Penalties on Record
- $120
- Site Address
- Pierson Avenue, Edison, NJ 08817
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 12 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.25 Stairways OSHA citation code: 19100025 D01 X | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 15, 1977 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.26 Dockboards OSHA citation code: 19100026 C02 IV | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 21, 1977 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IVD | Other | 8 | - | $60 | $60 | Mar 28, 1977 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.110 Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases OSHA citation code: 19100110 E04 III | Other | 5 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 18, 1977 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 15, 1977 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Other | 3 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 15, 1977 | - | - |
Showing the 6 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 12 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Apr 30, 1976#11243565Apr 30, 1976Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#11243565$97536 viol.36 violations$975 in penalties
Inspection #11243565
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 30, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- May 18, 1976
- Contested
- Jun 15, 1976
- Closed
- Nov 10, 1977
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 200
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 36
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 33 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,400
- Penalties on Record
- $975
- Site Address
- 3 Kilmer Road, Edison, NJ 08817
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 36 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D05 III | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | May 31, 1976 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 025051 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | May 31, 1976 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Other | 4 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 14, 1976 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Jun 14, 1976 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A05 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | May 31, 1976 | Jun 15, 1976 | - |
| 01005 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02 | Other | 2 | - | $30 | $30 | May 31, 1976 | - | - |
Showing the 6 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 36 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Apr 9, 1976#11260023Apr 9, 1976Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#11260023$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #11260023
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 9, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 26, 1977
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 280
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Pierson Ave, Edison, NJ 08817
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Nov 19, 1975#11228715Nov 19, 1975Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#11228715$1555 viol.5 violations$155 in penalties
Inspection #11228715
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 19, 1975
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 19, 1975
- Closed
- Jan 6, 1976
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 190
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $155
- Penalties on Record
- $155
- Site Address
- Pierson Ave, Edison, NJ 08817
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Other | 1 | - | $50 | $50 | Nov 26, 1975 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E02 I | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Dec 1, 1975 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E06 II | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 26, 1975 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IIB2 | Other | 2 | - | $55 | $55 | Nov 26, 1975 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 F01 | Other | 2 | - | $50 | $50 | Nov 26, 1975 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
18 inspections, 1975 to 1985. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Sample results are listed in the record of each inspection that collected them.