Inspection #106928286

Name: OSHA Inspection #106928286: JOHN BROWN, INC.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a accident inspection of JOHN BROWN, INC. at 35 Blanchard St., Newark, NJ 07105 on Dec 26, 1992. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Jun 4, 1996.

OSHA documented 30 violations with total penalties on record of $90,000. 1 incident investigation summary is associated with this inspection. This inspection is linked to 1 accident report in OSHA records.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 106928286
Type: Accident (A)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Dec 26, 1992
Closed: Jun 4, 1996
Contested: Jul 9, 1993
Final Order: Nov 4, 1995
Total Violations: 30
Penalties on Record: $90,000
Initial Penalties: $170,000
Related Activity: 1 accident

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.

Establishment

Name: JOHN BROWN, INC.
Address: 35 Blanchard St., Newark, NJ 07105
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

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 appears immediately below.

FatalityDec 25, 1992

Smoke inhalation - fire in lubrication system

Injury: AsphyxiaBody part: Lung

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).

Enforcement Outcome

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.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Jun 4, 1996.

Citations on Record

Initial Penalties

$170,000

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

Current Penalties

$90,000

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Jul 9, 1993. Final orders are recorded through Nov 4, 1995. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

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	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Other	$7,000	$3,500	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01001B	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Other	$0	$0	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01001C	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Other	$0	$0	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01001D	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Other	$0	$0	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01002	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Other	$7,000	$3,500	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01003	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Other	$7,000	$3,500	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01004	1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B02	Other	$7,000	$3,500	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01005	1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B04	Other	$5,000	$2,500	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01006A	1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B05	Other	$5,000	$2,500	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01006B	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q01	Other	$0	$0	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01006C	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q05	Other	$0	$0	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01007A	1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B08	Other	$7,000	$3,500	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01007B	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 E	Other	$0	$0	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01008	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 B01	Other	$7,000	$3,500	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01009	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 F05	Other	$7,000	$3,500	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01010	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 H01	Other	$5,000	$2,500	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01011	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 I	Other	$3,500	$1,750	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01012A	1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 A04	Other	$7,000	$3,500	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01012B	1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 A05 III	Other	$0	$0	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01014A	1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q02 II	Other	$5,000	$2,500	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01014B	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E03 I	Other	$0	$0	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01015A	1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q06 IIID	Other	$5,000	$2,500	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01015B	1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q06 IIIE	Other	$0	$0	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1995
01015C	1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q06 IIIF	Other	$0	$0	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01015D	1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q06 IIIH	Other	$0	$0	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01016	1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q08 I	Other	$5,000	$2,500	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01017	1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q09 I	Other	$3,500	$1,750	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01018	1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 B01	Other	$3,500	$1,750	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
01020	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G01	Other	$3,500	$1,750	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994
02001	1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 D02	Other	$70,000	$40,000	Jun 23, 1993	Jul 9, 1993	Nov 4, 1994

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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