Inspection #100513399

Name: OSHA Inspection #100513399: WITTE CHASE CORPORATION
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a referral inspection of WITTE CHASE CORPORATION at Foot Of Seaboard Street, Port Newark, NJ 07114 on Jun 21, 1988. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Jan 9, 1990.

OSHA documented 22 violations (17 serious, 5 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $3,770. This inspection is linked to 1 referral in OSHA records.

OSHA collected 236 air monitoring samples covering 14 substances during this inspection, including Antimony and Compounds (as Sb), Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be), Cadmium Fume (as Cd), Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts, Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co), and 9 more.

This employer has 2 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 100513399
Type: Referral (C)
Scope: Partial
Opened: Jun 21, 1988
Closed: Jan 9, 1990
Contested: Nov 10, 1988
Final Order: Nov 16, 1989
Total Violations: 22
Penalties on Record: $3,770
Initial Penalties: $5,330
Related Activity: 1 referral

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.

Establishment

Name: WITTE CHASE CORPORATION
Address: Foot Of Seaboard Street, Port Newark, NJ 07114
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer2 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#635698	Jan 18, 1989	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#634717	Jun 21, 1988	Referral (C)	3 violations	$395

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

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Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Jan 9, 1990.

Citations on Record

17 serious, 5 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$5,330

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$3,770

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Nov 10, 1988. Final orders are recorded through Nov 16, 1989. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Chemical Exposure Sampling14 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Antimony and Compounds (as Sb)	17	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	16	0	mg/m³	-
Cadmium Fume (as Cd)	17	0	mg/m³	-
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	17	0 - 0.2421	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	17	0	mg/m³	0.1 mg Co/m³
Copper Fume (as Cu)	17	0 - 0.0391	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Iron Oxide Fume	17	0 - 7.152	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	17	0 - 0.4146	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	17	0 - 0.0622	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	17	0 - 0.0202	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	17	0 - 0.2575	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Particulates not otherwise regulated (Respirable Fraction)	16	0	mg/m³	20 mppcf (respirable)
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	17	0 - 0.0032	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	17	0 - 0.2961	mg/m³	5 mg/m³

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).

Violations

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.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001A	1917.26 First Aid and Lifesaving Facilities OSHA citation code: 19170026 D	Serious	$290	$290	Oct 21, 1988	-	-
01001B	1917.26 First Aid and Lifesaving Facilities OSHA citation code: 19170026 F	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 11, 1988	-	-
01002	1917.45 Cranes and Derricks OSHA citation code: 19170045 I05 IA	Serious	$490	$290	Nov 30, 1988	-	-
01003	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 I02 I	Serious	$600	$600	Oct 31, 1988	-	-
01004	1917.151 Machine Guarding OSHA citation code: 19170151 H02	Serious	$420	$250	Nov 28, 1988	-	-
01005A	1917.152 Welding, Cutting and Heating (Hot Work) OSHA citation code: 19170152 D01 IV	Serious	$210	$210	Oct 21, 1988	-	-
01005B	1917.152 Welding, Cutting and Heating (Hot Work) OSHA citation code: 19170152 D01 XVI	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 4, 1988	-	-
01006	1917.157 Battery charging and changing OSHA citation code: 19170157 I	Serious	$250	$250	Nov 11, 1988	-	-
01007A	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01	Serious	$640	$380	Dec 30, 1988	-	Nov 16, 1989
01007B	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 30, 1988	-	-
01007C	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 30, 1988	-	-
02001	1910.20 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19100020 G02	Other	$0	$0	Oct 31, 1988	-	-
02002	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 C01	Other	$0	$0	Dec 30, 1988	-	-
02003	1917.128 Signs and marking OSHA citation code: 19170128 B01	Other	$0	$0	Oct 17, 1988	-	-
03001	1917.94 Foot Protection OSHA citation code: 19170094 A	Serious	$420	$210	Nov 30, 1988	Nov 17, 1988	Nov 16, 1989
03002	1917.120 Fixed stairways OSHA citation code: 19170120 B03	Serious	$560	$300	Nov 30, 1988	Nov 17, 1988	Nov 16, 1989
03003A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01	Serious	$810	$550	Nov 4, 1988	Nov 17, 1988	Nov 16, 1989
03003B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D02	Serious	$0	$0	Nov 1, 1988	Nov 17, 1988	Nov 16, 1989
03006A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J01 I	Serious	$640	$440	Nov 28, 1988	Nov 17, 1988	Nov 16, 1989
03006B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J02 I	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 1, 1988	Nov 17, 1988	-
04001	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L01 I	Other	$0	$0	Nov 28, 1988	-	Nov 16, 1989
04003	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L02 I	Other	$0	$0	Nov 4, 1988	Nov 10, 1988	Nov 16, 1989

Failure to Abate Penalties1 citation, $5,000 in FTA penalties on record

OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 1 citationissued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.

Citation	FTA Inspection	FTA Issuance	FTA Penalty	FTA Contest	FTA Final Order
01007A	#635698	Jun 9, 1989	$5,000	-	-

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.

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.

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