K&W MATERIALS AND RECYCLING, LLC
138 PALMER AVE., West Springfield, MA 01089 · NAICS 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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Inspection records
Sep 18, 2025#348510991Sep 18, 2025Final Order RecordedFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyFinal Order Recorded#348510991$4,2001 viol.1 violation$4,200 in penalties
Inspection #348510991
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 18, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 19, 2026
- Final Order
- Mar 20, 2026
- Closed
- No close date in inspection feed
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
- Related Activity
- 1 referral, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,958
- Penalties on Record
- $4,200
- Site Address
- 138 Palmer Ave., West Springfield, MA 01089
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summary
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $5,958 | $4,200 | Jun 22, 2026 | - | Mar 20, 2026 |
Dec 20, 2021#345695308Dec 20, 2021Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345695308$5,2213 viol.3 violations$5,221 in penalties
Inspection #345695308
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 20, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 8, 2022
- Final Order
- May 11, 2022
- Closed
- Jul 14, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,221
- Penalties on Record
- $5,221
- Site Address
- 138 Palmer Ave., West Springfield, MA 01089
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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 injures leg and back in fall from conveyor
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 4 | $5,221 | $5,221 | Jun 1, 2022 | - | May 11, 2022 |
| 01001B | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | 1 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Jun 1, 2022 | - | May 11, 2022 |
| 01001C | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jun 1, 2022 | - | May 11, 2022 |
Mar 2, 2021#345171797Mar 2, 2021Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#345171797$7,4137 viol.7 violations$7,413 in penalties
Inspection #345171797
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 2, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 2, 2021
- Final Order
- Nov 3, 2021
- Closed
- Oct 4, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 12
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $15,699
- Penalties on Record
- $7,413
- Site Address
- 138 Palmer Ave., West Springfield, MA 01089
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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 (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.28 OSHA citation code: 19100028 B01 I | Serious | 2 | 2 | $5,461 | $2,731 | Aug 10, 2021 | - | Jul 28, 2021 |
| 01002 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $5,461 | $2,731 | Aug 17, 2021 | - | Jul 28, 2021 |
| 01003A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $3,121 | $1,561 | Aug 17, 2021 | - | Jul 28, 2021 |
| 01003B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Aug 17, 2021 | - | Jul 28, 2021 |
| 02001 | 1904.32 Annual Summary OSHA citation code: 19040032 A04 | Other | 1 | 12 | $780 | $390 | Aug 10, 2021 | - | Jul 28, 2021 |
| 02002 | 1903.19 Abatement Verification OSHA citation code: 19030019 C01 | Other | 4 | 12 | $438 | $0 | Nov 30, 2021 | - | Nov 3, 2021 |
| 02003 | 1903.19 Abatement Verification OSHA citation code: 19030019 D01 | Other | 4 | 12 | $438 | $0 | Nov 30, 2021 | - | Nov 3, 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.
3 inspections, 2021 to 2025. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods, 24,718 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: recyclable material merchant wholesalers reported 3.7 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 12.0%; NAICS 42393 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source