KOBO PRODUCTS, INC.
690 MONTROSE AVE., SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ 07080
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Inspection records
Mar 2, 2020#344672696Mar 2, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#344672696$6,6361 viol.1 violation$6,636 in penalties
Inspection #344672696
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 2, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 8, 2020
- Final Order
- Aug 14, 2020
- Closed
- Aug 17, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 35
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,848
- Penalties on Record
- $6,636
- Site Address
- 690 Montrose Avenue, South Plainfield, NJ 07080
- Industry
- 325620 Toilet Preparation 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 is burned when flammable solvent vapor ignites
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.106 OSHA citation code: 19100106 E06 I | Serious | 1 | 6 | $8,848 | $6,636 | - | Aug 14, 2020 |
Dec 20, 2011#315641985Dec 20, 2011Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#315641985$2,6251 viol.1 violation$2,625 in penalties
Inspection #315641985
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 20, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 17, 2012
- Closed
- Mar 20, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 31
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,500
- Penalties on Record
- $2,625
- Site Address
- 234 St. Nicholas Ave, South Plainfield, NJ 07080
- Industry
- 325611 Soap and Other Detergent 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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 5 | $3,500 | $2,625 | Apr 13, 2012 | - | - |
Dec 9, 2011#315641860Dec 9, 2011Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#315641860$5,7754 viol.4 violations$5,775 in penalties
Inspection #315641860
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 9, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 17, 2012
- Closed
- Apr 16, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 31
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,700
- Penalties on Record
- $5,775
- Site Address
- 234 St. Nicholas Ave, South Plainfield, NJ 07080
- Industry
- 325611 Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
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.
Chemical Exposure Sampling1 substance sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravimetric DeterminationQC | 3 | 0.093 - 0.459 | mg/m³ |
| Particulates not otherwise regulated (Respirable Fraction) | 3 | 0.093 - 0.459 | mg/m³ |
| Sample WeightQC | 3 | 0.066 - 0.322 | mg |
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,800 | $2,100 | Mar 22, 2012 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B | Serious | 1 | 5 | $2,800 | $2,100 | Mar 22, 2012 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 C | Serious | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Apr 13, 2012 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G01 II | Serious | 2 | 1 | $2,100 | $1,575 | Mar 22, 2012 | - | - |
May 22, 1997#113895940May 22, 1997Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#113895940$1,8008 viol.8 violations$1,800 in penalties
Inspection #113895940
Dates
- Opened
- May 22, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- May 28, 1997
- Closed
- Aug 5, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,800
- Penalties on Record
- $1,800
- Site Address
- 690 Montrose Ave., South Plainfield, NJ 07080
- 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 (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B01 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $450 | $450 | Jul 28, 1997 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 7, 1997 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 3 | $450 | $450 | Jul 28, 1997 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 I | Serious | 3 | 3 | $450 | $450 | Jun 18, 1997 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 3 | 3 | $450 | $450 | Jul 7, 1997 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.2 OSHA citation code: 19040002 A | Other | 3 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Jun 23, 1997 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 A | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jun 18, 1997 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Other | 1 | 12 | $0 | $0 | Jul 28, 1997 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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.
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.
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.
4 inspections, 1997 to 2020. 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.