Inspection #307097659

Name: OSHA Inspection #307097659: MODERN RECYCLING, INC.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a referral inspection of MODERN RECYCLING, INC. at 4746 Model City Road, Model City, NY 14107 on Nov 20, 2003. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Jul 10, 2006.

OSHA documented 26 violations (23 serious, 1 willful, 2 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $74,760. 1 incident investigation summary is associated with this inspection. This inspection is linked to 1 referral in OSHA records.

This employer has 4 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 307097659
Type: Referral (C)
Scope: Complete
Opened: Nov 20, 2003
Closed: Jul 10, 2006
Contested: Jun 1, 2004
Final Order: Jul 5, 2005
Total Violations: 26
Penalties on Record: $74,760
Initial Penalties: $115,650
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: MODERN RECYCLING, INC.
Address: 4746 Model City Road, Model City, NY 14107
Industry: 562920 Materials Recovery Facilities

Other Inspections of This Employer4 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#309391431	Nov 28, 2005	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#301003109	Jul 30, 1998	Complaint (B)	No violations
#114095334	Jan 17, 1995	Referral (C)	3 violations	$2,062
#102909421	Aug 16, 1991	Accident (A)	No violations

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

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.

AmputationHospitalizationNov 19, 2003

Employee's leg amputated in belt conveyor

Injury: AmputationBody part: Legs

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 Jul 10, 2006.

Citations on Record

23 serious, 1 willful, 2 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$115,650

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

Current Penalties

$74,760

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Jun 1, 2004. Final orders are recorded through Jul 5, 2005. 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
01001	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	$2,250	$1,450	May 31, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01002	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01	Serious	$4,500	$2,800	May 19, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01003A	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A02	Serious	$1,800	$1,180	Jun 16, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01003B	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01	Serious	$0	$0	Jun 16, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01004A	1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 C01	Serious	$1,800	$1,180	May 19, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01004B	1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 C04	Serious	$0	$0	Jun 16, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01005	1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems OSHA citation code: 19100027 F	Other	$1,350	$460	May 19, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01006	1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B02	Serious	$2,250	$1,450	Jun 16, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01007	1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 G02	Serious	$1,350	$810	Jun 16, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01008	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 B05	Serious	$1,800	$1,080	Jun 16, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01009	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I	Serious	$4,500	$2,700	Jun 16, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01010	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 II	Serious	$2,250	$1,350	Jun 16, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01011	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I	Serious	$2,250	$1,350	Jun 16, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01012	1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G01	Serious	$3,150	$1,890	Jun 16, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01014A	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01	Serious	$1,800	$1,080	May 19, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01014B	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I	Serious	$0	$0	May 19, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01016	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F	Serious	$2,250	$1,350	Jun 16, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01017A	1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F04	Serious	$1,800	$1,080	May 19, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01017B	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 IIIA	Serious	$0	$0	May 19, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01018	1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F05 V	Serious	$1,800	$1,080	May 19, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01019	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01	Serious	$2,250	$1,350	May 19, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01020	1910.333 Electrical - Selection and Use of Work Practices OSHA citation code: 19100333 A01	Serious	$4,500	$2,700	Jun 16, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01021A	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01	Serious	$6,300	$3,780	Jun 16, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
01021B	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03	Serious	$1,800	$0	Jun 16, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
02001	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Willful	$63,000	$44,100	May 19, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005
03001	1904.29 Forms OSHA citation code: 19040029 B03	Other	$900	$540	May 24, 2004	Jun 1, 2004	Jul 5, 2005

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
01010	#309391431	Mar 2, 2006	$5,000	Mar 14, 2006	Jun 15, 2006

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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