JOSEPH H. LOWENSTEIN AND SONS INC.
420 MORGAN AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY 11222
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Inspection records
Oct 8, 2008#312424914Oct 8, 2008Programmed Other (K) · Partial scope, Safety#312424914$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #312424914
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 8, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 8, 2008
- Closed
- Oct 9, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 129
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 420 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222
- Industry
- 325132
Programmed Other Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed other inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jan 21, 2003#306251133Jan 21, 2003Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#306251133$10,0006 viol.6 violations$10,000 in penalties
Inspection #306251133
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 21, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- May 29, 2003
- Closed
- Aug 4, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 125
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 6 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,600
- Penalties on Record
- $10,000
- Site Address
- 420 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222
- Industry
- 325611 Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| p-Phenylene Diamine | 8 | 0 - 1.8067906 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Jun 30, 2003 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E07 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | $1,000 | Jul 15, 2003 | - | - |
| 01007A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E07 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | $1,000 | Jul 15, 2003 | - | - |
| 01007B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 | Serious | 4 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jul 15, 2003 | - | - |
| 01008A | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $4,000 | Jul 15, 2003 | - | - |
| 01008B | 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use OSHA citation code: 19100305 J03 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 30, 2003 | - | - |
Aug 16, 2001#304519986Aug 16, 2001Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#304519986$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #304519986
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 16, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 16, 2001
- Closed
- Aug 16, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 125
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 420 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222
- 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 6, 2000#302943196Nov 6, 2000Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#302943196$9602 viol.2 violations$960 in penalties
Inspection #302943196
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 6, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 5, 2000
- Closed
- Jan 23, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 80
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,200
- Penalties on Record
- $960
- Site Address
- 420 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F01 | Serious | 1 | 20 | $1,200 | $960 | Jan 8, 2001 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Serious | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Jan 22, 2001 | - | - |
May 20, 1999#109894915May 20, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#109894915$3,6756 viol.6 violations$3,675 in penalties
Inspection #109894915
Dates
- Opened
- May 20, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 21, 1999
- Closed
- Mar 29, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 110
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 6 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,250
- Penalties on Record
- $3,675
- Site Address
- 420 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222
- 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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| p-Phenylene Diamine | 3 | 0 - 1.5944 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C01 | Serious | 1 | 60 | $1,750 | $1,225 | Dec 23, 1999 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C01 IX | Serious | 1 | 60 | $0 | $0 | Dec 23, 1999 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 | Serious | 1 | 60 | $1,750 | $1,225 | Dec 23, 1999 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F06 | Serious | 1 | 60 | $0 | $0 | Dec 23, 1999 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02 | Serious | 1 | 60 | $1,750 | $1,225 | Apr 5, 2000 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.1000 Air Contaminants OSHA citation code: 19101000 E | Serious | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Apr 5, 2000 | - | - |
Jul 8, 1994#109047365Jul 8, 1994Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#109047365$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #109047365
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 8, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 8, 1994
- Contested
- Oct 19, 1994
- Final Order
- Mar 16, 1995
- Closed
- May 9, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 90
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $600
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 420 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222
- 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 | 1904.2 OSHA citation code: 19040002 A | Other | 1 | 90 | $600 | $0 | Oct 17, 1994 | Oct 19, 1994 | Mar 16, 1995 |
Dec 22, 1993#107197022Dec 22, 1993Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#107197022$21,00018 viol.18 violations$21,000 in penalties
Inspection #107197022
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 22, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 22, 1993
- Contested
- Feb 2, 1994
- Final Order
- Jun 1, 1995
- Closed
- Feb 12, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 79
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 18
- Violation Types
- 18 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $21,000
- Penalties on Record
- $21,000
- Site Address
- 420 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 18 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,250 | $1,250 | Feb 23, 1994 | Feb 2, 1994 | Jun 1, 1995 |
| 01002 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 C03 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 | Feb 23, 1994 | Feb 2, 1994 | Jun 1, 1995 |
| 01003 | 1910.23 OSHA citation code: 19100023 D01 III | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Feb 23, 1994 | Feb 2, 1994 | Jun 1, 1995 |
| 01004 | 1910.24 OSHA citation code: 19100024 D | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Feb 23, 1994 | Feb 2, 1994 | Jun 1, 1995 |
| 01005 | 1910.24 OSHA citation code: 19100024 E | Serious | 2 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Feb 23, 1994 | Feb 2, 1994 | Jun 1, 1995 |
| 01006 | 1910.24 OSHA citation code: 19100024 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Feb 23, 1994 | Feb 2, 1994 | Jun 1, 1995 |
Showing the 6 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 18 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Dec 7, 1993#107198434Dec 7, 1993Accident (A) · Complete scope, Health#107198434$42,30018 viol.18 violations$42,300 in penalties
Inspection #107198434
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 7, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 2, 1994
- Contested
- Mar 7, 1994
- Final Order
- Jun 1, 1995
- Closed
- Aug 21, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 80
- Related Activity
- 1 referral, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 18
- Violation Types
- 12 serious, 4 other-than-serious, 2 unclassified
- Initial Penalties
- $72,500
- Penalties on Record
- $42,300
- Site Address
- 420 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11222
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Chemical Exposure Sampling3 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catechol | 6 | 0 | ppm |
| p-Phenylene Diamine | 7 | 0.0019 - 6.3633 | mg/m³ |
| Resorcinol | 5 | 0 - 2.1207 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (6 of 18 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.36 OSHA citation code: 19100036 B04 | Serious | 1 | 15 | $1,250 | $700 | Mar 22, 1994 | Mar 7, 1994 | Jun 1, 1995 |
| 01002 | 1910.36 OSHA citation code: 19100036 B05 | Other | 1 | 15 | $1,250 | $0 | Mar 22, 1994 | Mar 7, 1994 | Jun 1, 1995 |
| 01003 | 1910.37 OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q05 | Other | 1 | 15 | $1,250 | $0 | Mar 22, 1994 | Mar 7, 1994 | Jun 1, 1995 |
| 01004 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,250 | $500 | Mar 22, 1994 | Mar 7, 1994 | Jun 1, 1995 |
| 02001 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 C01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | $1,000 | Jul 6, 1994 | Jun 22, 1994 | Jun 1, 1995 |
| 02002 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I02 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | $1,000 | Jun 22, 1994 | Jun 22, 1994 | Jun 1, 1995 |
Showing the 6 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 18 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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.
Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
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.
8 inspections, 1993 to 2008. 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.