GARDEN STATE COLD STORAGE - CARTERET, LLC
580 PORT CARTERET DRIVE, CARTERET, NJ 07008 · NAICS 493120 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
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Inspection records
Nov 17, 2023#347110991Nov 17, 2023Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#347110991$3,7501 viol.1 violation$3,750 in penalties
Inspection #347110991
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 17, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 17, 2023
- Final Order
- Jan 24, 2024
- Closed
- Jun 12, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 66
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,250
- Penalties on Record
- $3,750
- Site Address
- 580 Port Carteret Drive, Carteret, NJ 07008
- Industry
- 493120 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 B06 | Serious | 1 | 70 | $6,250 | $3,750 | - | Jan 24, 2024 |
Jan 8, 2020#344545447Jan 8, 2020Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#344545447$4,1561 viol.1 violation$4,156 in penalties
Inspection #344545447
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 8, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 8, 2020
- Final Order
- Feb 18, 2020
- Closed
- Jun 10, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 35
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,937
- Penalties on Record
- $4,156
- Site Address
- 580 Port Carteret Drive, Carteret, NJ 07008
- Industry
- 493120 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B | Serious | 1 | 20 | $5,937 | $4,156 | - | Feb 18, 2020 |
Apr 10, 2018#343076758Apr 10, 2018FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#343076758$42,39311 viol.11 violations$42,393 in penalties
Inspection #343076758
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 10, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 10, 2018
- Final Order
- Oct 22, 2018
- Closed
- Dec 26, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 60
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 11
- Violation Types
- 10 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $49,875
- Penalties on Record
- $42,393
- Site Address
- 580 Port Carteret Drive, Carteret, NJ 07008
- Industry
- 493120 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
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 falls from elevated forks and is killed
Violations
Violation list (11 of 11 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 20 | $9,054 | $7,695 | Oct 22, 2018 | - | Oct 22, 2018 |
| 01002 | 1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 D01 | Serious | 1 | 30 | $7,760 | $6,596 | Oct 22, 2018 | - | Oct 22, 2018 |
| 01003A | 1910.102 Acetylene OSHA citation code: 19100102 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $6,467 | $5,497 | Oct 22, 2018 | - | Oct 22, 2018 |
| 01003B | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | - | Oct 22, 2018 | |
| 01004A | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $9,054 | $7,695 | Oct 22, 2018 | - | Oct 22, 2018 |
| 01004B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Nov 5, 2018 | - | Oct 22, 2018 |
| 01005 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 A04 | Serious | 1 | 30 | $9,054 | $7,695 | Oct 22, 2018 | - | Oct 22, 2018 |
| 01006A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $7,760 | $6,596 | Oct 22, 2018 | - | Oct 22, 2018 |
| 01006B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Nov 5, 2018 | - | Oct 22, 2018 |
| 01006C | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01 | Serious | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Nov 5, 2018 | - | Oct 22, 2018 |
| 02001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | 3 | 2 | $726 | $619 | Oct 22, 2018 | - | Oct 22, 2018 |
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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.
3 inspections, 2018 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
Warehousing and Storage, 14,531 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: refrigerated warehousing and storage reported 3.4 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 9.3%; NAICS 49312 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source