CROMPTON KNOLLS COLORS INC.
52 AMSTERDAM STREET, NEWARK, NJ 07105
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Inspection records
Feb 3, 1999#302131347Feb 3, 1999Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#302131347$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302131347
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 3, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- May 18, 1999
- Closed
- Feb 10, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 52
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,200
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 52 Amsterdam Street, Newark, NJ 07105
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A04 | Other | 1 | 2 | $1,200 | $0 | Jul 7, 1999 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.307 Electrical - Hazardous (Classified) Locations OSHA citation code: 19100307 B | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 24, 1999 | - | - |
Oct 30, 1998#302129655Oct 30, 1998Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#302129655$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #302129655
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 30, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 30, 1999
- Closed
- Apr 30, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 52
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 52 Amsterdam Street, Newark, NJ 07105
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravimetric DeterminationQC | 1 | 0.0984 | mg/m³ |
| Particulates not otherwise regulated (Respirable Fraction) | 1 | 0.0984 | mg/m³ |
| Sample WeightQC | 1 | 0.063 | mg |
Sep 10, 1996#114105943Sep 10, 1996Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#114105943$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #114105943
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 10, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 21, 1997
- Final Order
- May 12, 1997
- Closed
- Apr 24, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 135
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 52 Amsterdam Street, Newark, NJ 07105
- 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.
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 injured in chemical spill
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02001 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 C01 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 14, 1997 | - | May 12, 1997 |
| 02002 | 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals OSHA citation code: 19100119 C02 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 7, 1997 | - | May 12, 1997 |
Mar 4, 1992#114118029Mar 4, 1992Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#114118029$1,3002 viol.2 violations$1,300 in penalties
Inspection #114118029
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 4, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 4, 1992
- Closed
- Jul 22, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 150
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,600
- Penalties on Record
- $1,300
- Site Address
- 52 Amsterdam Street, Newark, NJ 07105
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | $650 | Jun 10, 1992 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08 | Serious | 2 | 1 | $1,300 | $650 | Jun 10, 1992 | - | - |
Oct 29, 1991#101484293Oct 29, 1991Referral (C) · Complete scope, Health#101484293$3,5008 viol.8 violations$3,500 in penalties
Inspection #101484293
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 29, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 26, 1992
- Closed
- Jul 8, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 59
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,700
- Penalties on Record
- $3,500
- Site Address
- 52 Amsterdam Street, Newark, NJ 07105
- 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Final orders are recorded through Jun 3, 1992. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Chemical Exposure Sampling2 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimethylaniline (N,N-Dimethylaniline) | 10 | 0 - 0.9414 | ppm |
| Formaldehyde | 13 | 0 - 0.178 | ppm |
Violations
Violation list (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 D01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,500 | $500 | Apr 14, 1992 | - | Jun 3, 1992 |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 II | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,200 | $1,200 | May 13, 1992 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Apr 28, 1992 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | 1 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Apr 28, 1992 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 D06 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 18, 1992 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 H01 I | Other | 1 | 2 | $600 | $0 | Apr 18, 1992 | - | Jun 3, 1992 |
| 02004 | 1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 N03 I | Other | 1 | 2 | $600 | $600 | Apr 28, 1992 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 N03 IIA | Other | 1 | 2 | $600 | $0 | Apr 28, 1992 | - | Jun 3, 1992 |
Aug 16, 1991#17851049Aug 16, 1991Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#17851049$4,8004 viol.4 violations$4,800 in penalties
Inspection #17851049
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 16, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 20, 1991
- Contested
- Jan 31, 1992
- Final Order
- May 22, 1992
- Closed
- Sep 30, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 59
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,300
- Penalties on Record
- $4,800
- Site Address
- 52 Amsterdam Street, Newark, NJ 07105
- 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.
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.
Employees burned during reactor explosion
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 23 | $3,000 | $2,000 | Mar 12, 1992 | Jan 31, 1992 | May 22, 1992 |
| 01003 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E03 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,500 | $1,000 | Feb 11, 1992 | Jan 31, 1992 | May 22, 1992 |
| 01004 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 23 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Jan 13, 1992 | Jan 31, 1992 | May 22, 1992 |
| 02001 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Other | 1 | 23 | $600 | $600 | Feb 11, 1992 | Jan 31, 1992 | May 22, 1992 |
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.
6 inspections, 1991 to 1999. 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.
Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Sample results are listed in the record of each inspection that collected them.