Establishment profile
FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC.
20 CARBON PLACE, JERSEY CITY, NJ, 07305
423930 — Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 223331882
Summary
FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC. has accumulated 26 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $47,604 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 206 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 22 citations in this view · $47,604 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 2 | 2 | $9,611 | Oct 1998 | Dec 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 2 | 2 | $6,846 | Jun 2007 | Dec 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 C | 1 | 1 | $6,111 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $4,900 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 E01 | 1 | 1 | $4,900 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0008 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | Jun 2007 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $1,715 | Jun 2007 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J03 | 1 | 1 | $1,375 | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C03 | 1 | 1 | $1,375 | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | $1,225 | Jun 2007 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,100 | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | $735 | Jun 2007 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C04 | 1 | 1 | $735 | Jun 2007 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $701 | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II | 1 | 1 | $325 | Oct 1998 | Oct 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2007 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E03 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2007 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B05 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2007 | Jun 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B04 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2007 | Jun 2007 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4239 within NJ. Peer group: 206 employers. This establishment has 26 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 51 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jun 2015
Most frequent event: Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2015 | Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2007 | FRACTURE,HEAD,CAUGHT BETWEEN,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,STRUCK BYFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Apr 28, 1998 | HEAD,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECTFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-01 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $18,333 | |
| 2015-06-30 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $9,800 | |
| 2007-08-09 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-04-30 | Accident | 13 | 11 | $7,595 | |
| 1998-08-04 | Accident | 8 | 4 | $11,876 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 26 violations and $47,604 in total penalties.
- How does FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC. operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.1.
- Has FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC..