JOSEPH SMITH & SONS, INC.
2001 KENILWORTH AVENUE, CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD 20743 · NAICS 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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Inspection records
Feb 10, 2023#346499122Feb 10, 2023Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#346499122$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346499122
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 10, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 20, 2023
- Closed
- Jun 20, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 463
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2001 Kenilworth Avenue, Capitol Heights, MD 20743
- 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.
May 13, 2021#345309983May 13, 2021Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#345309983$3,2202 viol.2 violations$3,220 in penalties
Inspection #345309983
Dates
- Opened
- May 13, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 23, 2021
- Final Order
- May 18, 2022
- Closed
- May 24, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,600
- Penalties on Record
- $3,220
- Site Address
- 2001 Kenilworth Avenue, Capitol Heights, MD 20743
- 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 incurs multiple injuries in fall from crane ladder
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 B09 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $4,600 | $3,220 | Aug 25, 2021 | - | May 18, 2022 |
| 01001B | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 B10 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Aug 25, 2021 | - | May 18, 2022 |
Mar 30, 2015#340500271Mar 30, 2015OpenAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyOpen#340500271$16,0008 viol.8 violations$16,000 in penalties
Inspection #340500271
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 30, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 26, 2015
- Contested
- Aug 11, 2015
- Closed
- Open
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 357
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 8 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $16,000
- Penalties on Record
- $16,000
- Site Address
- 2001 Kenilworth Avenue, Capitol Heights, MD 20743
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 7 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Aug 20, 2015 | Aug 11, 2015 | - |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 I | Serious | 1 | 7 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Aug 20, 2015 | Aug 11, 2015 | - |
| 01003 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 7 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Aug 20, 2015 | Aug 11, 2015 | - |
| 01004A | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 6 | 11 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Jul 28, 2015 | Aug 11, 2015 | - |
| 01004B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I | Serious | 12 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Jul 28, 2015 | Aug 11, 2015 | - |
| 01004C | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Jul 28, 2015 | Aug 11, 2015 | - |
| 01004D | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 II | Serious | 8 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Jul 28, 2015 | Aug 11, 2015 | - |
| 01004E | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 H01 | Serious | 4 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Jul 28, 2015 | Aug 11, 2015 | - |
Oct 24, 2013#317379493Oct 24, 2013Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#317379493$3,1501 viol.1 violation$3,150 in penalties
Inspection #317379493
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 24, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 29, 2014
- Contested
- Mar 7, 2014
- Final Order
- Dec 16, 2014
- Closed
- Mar 4, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 366
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,150
- Penalties on Record
- $3,150
- Site Address
- 1516 S. Street, Capitol Heights, MD 20743
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.145 Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags OSHA citation code: 19100145 C03 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $3,150 | $3,150 | Feb 24, 2014 | Mar 7, 2014 | Dec 16, 2014 |
Nov 1, 2004#308179571Nov 1, 2004Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#308179571$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #308179571
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 1, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 8, 2004
- Closed
- Sep 29, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 147
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,625
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2001 Kenilworth Avenue, Capitol Heights, MD 20743
- Industry
- 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 C01 | Other | 1 | 12 | $2,625 | $0 | Feb 22, 2005 | - | - |
Oct 29, 2004#308045467Oct 29, 2004Accident (A) · Complete scope, Safety#308045467$6,68815 viol.15 violations$6,688 in penalties
Inspection #308045467
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 29, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 8, 2004
- Contested
- Feb 16, 2005
- Final Order
- Sep 26, 2006
- Closed
- Oct 31, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 25
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 15
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 13 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $20,250
- Penalties on Record
- $6,688
- Site Address
- 2001 Kenilworth Avenue, Capitol Heights, MD 20743
- 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's arm amputated after being caught in conveyor belt
Violations
Violation list (8 of 15 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.101 Compressed Gases (General Requirements) OSHA citation code: 19100101 B | Other | 1 | 3 | $2,250 | $1,125 | Feb 12, 2005 | Feb 16, 2005 | Sep 26, 2006 |
| 02001C | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 F04 | Other | 17 | 17 | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 2005 | Feb 16, 2005 | Sep 26, 2006 |
| 03001A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Other | 1 | 16 | $2,625 | $1,313 | Mar 12, 2005 | Feb 16, 2005 | Sep 26, 2006 |
| 03001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C05 I | Serious | 2 | 16 | $0 | $0 | Feb 12, 2005 | Feb 16, 2005 | Sep 26, 2006 |
| 03001D | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Other | 16 | 16 | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 2005 | Feb 16, 2005 | Sep 26, 2006 |
| 03001E | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C06 II | Other | 1 | 16 | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 2005 | Feb 16, 2005 | Sep 26, 2006 |
| 04002 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 1 | 16 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Feb 12, 2005 | Feb 16, 2005 | Sep 26, 2006 |
| 05001 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 E01 | Other | 4 | 16 | $3,000 | $750 | Feb 12, 2005 | Feb 16, 2005 | Sep 26, 2006 |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 15 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
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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.
6 inspections, 2004 to 2023. 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, 25,394 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