EL ABUELITO CHEESE INC.
607 MAIN STEET, PATERSON, NJ 07503 · NAICS 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Jun 30, 2020#344814934Jun 30, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344814934$159,22011 viol.11 violations$159,220 in penalties
Inspection #344814934
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 30, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 30, 2020
- Final Order
- Jan 8, 2021
- Closed
- Feb 12, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 45
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 11
- Violation Types
- 7 serious, 2 willful, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $227,455
- Penalties on Record
- $159,220
- Site Address
- 607 Main Steet, Paterson, NJ 07503
- Industry
- 311513 Cheese Manufacturing
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee incurs fractures and lacerations when cleaning keen
Violations
Violation list (11 of 11 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.28 OSHA citation code: 19100028 B01 I | Serious | 1 | 12 | $9,446 | $6,612 | - | Jan 8, 2021 | |
| 01002 | 1910.37 OSHA citation code: 19100037 A03 | Serious | 1 | 45 | $5,398 | $3,779 | - | Jan 8, 2021 | |
| 01003 | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $5,398 | $3,779 | Jan 21, 2021 | - | Jan 8, 2021 |
| 01004 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L01 I | Serious | 1 | 9 | $5,398 | $3,779 | - | Jan 8, 2021 | |
| 01005 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G01 | Serious | 2 | 45 | $5,398 | $3,779 | - | Jan 8, 2021 | |
| 01006A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Serious | 1 | 15 | $5,398 | $3,779 | Jan 21, 2021 | - | Jan 8, 2021 |
| 01006B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01 | Serious | 1 | 15 | $0 | $0 | Jan 21, 2021 | - | Jan 8, 2021 |
| 02001 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Willful | 1 | 1 | $94,456 | $66,119 | Feb 11, 2021 | - | Jan 8, 2021 |
| 02002 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Willful | 1 | 1 | $94,456 | $66,119 | Jan 21, 2021 | - | Jan 8, 2021 |
| 03001 | 1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B01 | Other | 1 | 45 | $1,350 | $945 | - | Jan 8, 2021 | |
| 03002 | 1910.145 Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags OSHA citation code: 19100145 F03 | Other | 1 | 1 | $757 | $530 | - | Jan 8, 2021 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Food Manufacturing, 22,559 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: cheese manufacturing reported 4.3 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 5.4%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source