HAZARDOUS ELIMINATION CORP.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, HAZARDOUS ELIMINATION CORP. — a industry sector 00 facility located at 34 EAST RIDGEWOOD AVENUE, PARAMUS, NJ 07652 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 21 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $22,325.00. The inspection case was opened on 1993-01-26.

The volume of citations issued during this inspection suggests systematic compliance deficiencies rather than isolated incidents. Facilities with 10 or more citations typically face comprehensive abatement requirements and may be subject to follow-up inspections.

State Context: Within NJ, this facility's penalty places it at the 97th percentile among 81,999 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,616.41.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 21 citations spanning 6 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 14 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 1 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning July 6, 1993 with the latest abatement deadline set for October 6, 1993. Of the 21 total citations, 15 (71%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, suggesting partial progress toward required corrective actions.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $22,325.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $1,063.10 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement action against Hazardous Elimination Corp. revealed a profound collapse of safety management systems, characterized by a dangerous intersection of immediate physical hazards and long-term industrial hygiene failures. The citation profile, specifically the heavy concentration of high-gravity violations under 1926.451, demonstrated that the employer routinely exposed workers to catastrophic fall risks through structurally unsound scaffolding and inadequate platform protections. These were not isolated mechanical failures but symptomatic of a broader organizational negligence, as evidenced by the 1926.20(b)(1) violation for failing to maintain a basic accident prevention program. Most concerning was the substantial non-compliance with asbestos standards (19