FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC.
20 CARBON PLACE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305 · NAICS 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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Inspection records
Nov 1, 2016#341796126Nov 1, 2016Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#341796126$18,3333 viol.3 violations$18,333 in penalties
Inspection #341796126
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 1, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 1, 2016
- Final Order
- Jan 13, 2017
- Closed
- Apr 17, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 50
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $26,190
- Penalties on Record
- $18,333
- Site Address
- 20 Carbon Place, Jersey City, NJ 07305
- 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $8,730 | $6,111 | Jan 17, 2017 | - | Jan 13, 2017 |
| 01002 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B | Serious | 1 | 3 | $8,730 | $6,111 | Jan 17, 2017 | - | Jan 13, 2017 |
| 01003 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 C | Serious | 1 | 4 | $8,730 | $6,111 | Jan 17, 2017 | - | Jan 13, 2017 |
Jun 30, 2015#340789411Jun 30, 2015Referral (C) · Complete scope, Safety#340789411$9,8002 viol.2 violations$9,800 in penalties
Inspection #340789411
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 30, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 14, 2015
- Final Order
- Jan 8, 2016
- Closed
- Feb 9, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 50
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $14,000
- Penalties on Record
- $9,800
- Site Address
- 20 Carbon Place, Jersey City, NJ 07305
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 E01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | $4,900 | Jan 22, 2016 | - | Jan 8, 2016 |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | $4,900 | Jan 22, 2016 | - | Jan 8, 2016 |
Aug 9, 2007#311157903Aug 9, 2007Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Safety#311157903$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #311157903
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 9, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 9, 2007
- Closed
- Aug 9, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 40
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 20 Carbon Place, Jersey City, NJ 07305
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Apr 30, 2007#310979547Apr 30, 2007FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#310979547$7,59513 viol.13 violations$7,595 in penalties
Inspection #310979547
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 30, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 19, 2007
- Closed
- Aug 6, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 40
- Related Activity
- 1 referral, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 13
- Violation Types
- 11 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,850
- Penalties on Record
- $7,595
- Site Address
- 20 Carbon Place, Jersey City, NJ 07305
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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.
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 killed when crushed between containers
Violations
Violation list (10 of 13 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 3 | $3,500 | $2,450 | Jul 26, 2007 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Serious | 2 | 10 | $1,050 | $735 | Jul 26, 2007 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | 1 | - | $2,450 | $1,715 | Aug 6, 2007 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 2 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Aug 6, 2007 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 C04 | Serious | 3 | 11 | $1,050 | $735 | Jul 26, 2007 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E03 | Serious | 1 | 11 | $0 | $0 | Jul 26, 2007 | - | - |
| 01004C | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 C01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jul 26, 2007 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L04 III | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,225 | Aug 6, 2007 | - | - |
| 01005B | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P01 | Serious | 2 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 3, 2007 | - | - |
| 01005C | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q07 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Jul 3, 2007 | - | - |
Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 13 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Aug 4, 1998#302128327Aug 4, 1998FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#302128327$9,8008 viol.8 violations$9,800 in penalties
Inspection #302128327
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 4, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 4, 1998
- Closed
- Dec 11, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 118
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $12,252
- Penalties on Record
- $9,800
- Site Address
- 20 Carbon Place, Jersey City, NJ 07305
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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.
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 killed when struck by flying object
Violations
Violation list (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C03 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,375 | $1,375 | Nov 17, 1998 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B | Serious | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Nov 17, 1998 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 J03 | Other | 1 | 2 | $1,375 | $0 | Oct 20, 1998 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Other | 1 | 1 | $701 | $0 | Oct 15, 1998 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 15, 1998 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $1,100 | $1,100 | Oct 20, 1998 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B02 II | Serious | 1 | 2 | $701 | $325 | Oct 15, 1998 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.8 Recording Criteria for Needlestick and Sharps Injuries | Other | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Oct 20, 1998 | - | - |
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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.
5 inspections, 1998 to 2016. 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, 25,794 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