| Name: | THE OKONITE COMPANY, INC. |
| Jurisdiction: | Rhode Island |
| Entity type: | Foreign Corporation |
| Status: | Activ |
| Date of Organization in Rhode Island: | 13 Dec 1979 (45 years ago) |
| Identification Number: | 000025299 |
| Place of Formation: | NEW JERSEY |
| Principal Address: | 102 HILLTOP ROAD, RAMSEY, NJ, 07446, USA |
| Purpose: | MANUFACTURE OF ELECTRIC WIRE AND CABLE |
| Historical names: |
OKOVAV, INC. |
NAICS
339999 All Other Miscellaneous ManufacturingThis U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in miscellaneous manufacturing (except medical equipment and supplies, jewelry and flatware, sporting and athletic goods, dolls, toys, games, office supplies (except paper), musical instruments, fasteners, buttons, needles, pins, brooms, brushes, mops, and burial caskets). Learn more at the U.S. Census Bureau
| Name | Role | Address |
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| CT CORPORATION SYSTEM | Agent | 450 VETERANS MEMORIAL PARKWAY SUITE 7A, EAST PROVIDENCE, RI, 02914, USA |
| Name | Role | Address |
|---|---|---|
| DAVID A. MITCHELL | TREASURER | 33 KENILWORTH LANE WARWICK, NY 10990 USA |
| Name | Role | Address |
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| DAVID J. SOKIRA | CEO | 40 MARCIA ROAD RINGWOOD, NJ 07456 USA |
| Name | Role | Address |
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| FRANCIS GIULIANO | VICE PRESIDENT | 126 NORMAN DRIVE RAMSEY, NJ 07446 USA |
| Type | Date | Old Value | New Value |
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| Name Change | 1980-07-14 | OKOVAV, INC. | THE OKONITE COMPANY, INC. |
| Number | Name | File Date |
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| 202444282800 | Annual Report | 2024-01-19 |
| 202327070140 | Annual Report | 2023-02-01 |
| 202209059780 | Annual Report | 2022-02-01 |
| 202192576350 | Annual Report | 2021-02-23 |
| 202031329550 | Annual Report | 2020-01-08 |
| 201985326310 | Annual Report | 2019-01-29 |
| 201755164940 | Annual Report | 2017-12-18 |
| 201730429040 | Annual Report | 2017-01-18 |
| 201690399940 | Annual Report | 2016-01-12 |
| 201553063670 | Annual Report | 2015-01-11 |
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| Type | Referral |
| Activity Nr | 2136002 |
| Safety | Yes |
| Inspection Type | Referral |
| Scope | Partial |
| Safety/Health | Safety |
| Close Conference | 2023-08-28 |
| Emphasis | N: AMPUTATE |
| Case Closed | 2023-11-17 |
Related Activity
| Type | Referral |
| Activity Nr | 2073172 |
| Safety | Yes |
Violation Items
| Citation ID | 01001A |
| Citaton Type | Serious |
| Standard Cited | 19100147 C04 I |
| Issuance Date | 2023-10-19 |
| Current Penalty | 10226.3 |
| Initial Penalty | 14609.0 |
| Final Order | 2023-11-08 |
| Nr Instances | 1 |
| Nr Exposed | 1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) | Referral |
| Gravity | 10 |
| FTA Current Penalty | 0.0 |
| Citation text line | 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section. (a) Worksite - Production Area: On or about 8/28/2023, control of hazardous energy procedures were not utilized by an employee who was attempting to re-route a wire onto a pulley at the rear of line 249 while the machine was running. |
| Citation ID | 01001B |
| Citaton Type | Serious |
| Standard Cited | 19100147 C07 I B |
| Issuance Date | 2023-10-19 |
| Abatement Due Date | 2023-12-06 |
| Current Penalty | 0.0 |
| Initial Penalty | 0.0 |
| Final Order | 2023-11-08 |
| Nr Instances | 1 |
| Nr Exposed | 1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) | Referral |
| Gravity | 10 |
| FTA Current Penalty | 0.0 |
| Citation text line | 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B): Affected employees were not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure. (a) Worksite - Production Area: On or about 8/28/2023, an affected employee was not instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure. |
| Citation ID | 01001C |
| Citaton Type | Serious |
| Standard Cited | 19100212 A01 |
| Issuance Date | 2023-10-19 |
| Abatement Due Date | 2023-12-06 |
| Current Penalty | 0.0 |
| Initial Penalty | 0.0 |
| Final Order | 2023-11-08 |
| Nr Instances | 1 |
| Nr Exposed | 4 |
| Related Event Code (REC) | Referral |
| Gravity | 10 |
| FTA Current Penalty | 0.0 |
| Citation text line | 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: Worksite - Production Area: On or about 8/28/2023, an employee was injured on line 249 when he accessed a rotating part due to the rear side of the area being unguarded. |
| Citation ID | 01002 |
| Citaton Type | Serious |
| Standard Cited | 19101030 G02 I |
| Issuance Date | 2023-10-19 |
| Abatement Due Date | 2023-12-06 |
| Current Penalty | 7305.2 |
| Initial Penalty | 10436.0 |
| Final Order | 2023-11-08 |
| Nr Instances | 1 |
| Nr Exposed | 1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) | Referral |
| Gravity | 5 |
| FTA Current Penalty | 0.0 |
| Citation text line | 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee with occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials participated in a training program. (a) Worksite - Production Area: On or about 8/23/2023, an employee was exposed to bloodborne pathogens, when he was instructed to clean a workstation after a laceration event, without the necessary training to protect himself from potentially infectious body fluids and clean-up materials. |
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| 2100044 | Arbitration | 2021-01-22 | transfer to another district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | THE OKONITE COMPANY, INC. |
| Role | Plaintiff |
| Name | INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF E |
| Role | Defendant |
| Circuit | First Circuit |
| Origin | removed (began in the state court, removed to the district court) |
| Jurisdiction | diversity of citizenship |
| Jury Demand | Plaintiff demands jury |
| Demanded Amount | 0 |
| Termination Class Action | Missing |
| Procedural Progress | judgement on motion |
| Nature Of Judgment | monetary award only |
| Judgement | defendant |
| Arbitration On Termination | Missing |
| Office | 1 |
| Filing Date | 2019-10-21 |
| Termination Date | 2022-01-04 |
| Date Issue Joined | 2019-11-15 |
| Section | 1332 |
| Sub Section | ED |
| Status | Terminated |
Parties
| Name | MOTA |
| Role | Plaintiff |
| Name | THE OKONITE COMPANY, INC. |
| Role | Defendant |
Date of last update: 06 Apr 2025
Sources: Rhode Island Department of State
