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Blank Welding: OSHA inspections and violations

Elizabeth, Pennsylvania · Ship Building and Repairing · NAICS 336611

4inspections
21citation items
$10,730current penalties
Jul 15, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Blank Welding 4 times in Pennsylvania since 1995.

The latest one began on Jul 15, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Elizabeth.

Those inspections ended with 21 citation items: 14 serious and 7 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $18,325 and now stand at $10,730, 41% lower after settlements or reviews.

Hazard communication comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.1200.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Blank Welding averages $7,480 (1 cited inspection).

Blank Welding also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Blank Welding: OSHA citation items per year, 1995 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340788009 OPENED JUL 15, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Oct 15, 2015

1 Church Street, Elizabeth, PA 15037 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$1,200$660Sep 18, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$1,200$660Sep 18, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.180(d)(3) · Crawler locomotive and truck cranes
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 18, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1915.7(d)(1) · Competent person
 Other-than-serious$1,600$880Sep 18, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1915.12(a)(1) · Precautions and the order of testing before entering confined and enclosed spaces and other dangerous atmospheres
 Serious$1,600$880Sep 18, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1915.12(d)(1) · Precautions and the order of testing before entering confined and enclosed spaces and other dangerous atmospheres
 Serious$1,600$880Sep 18, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1915.73(e) · Guarding of deck openings and edges
 Serious$2,000$1,100Sep 18, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1915.74(a)(2) · Access to vessels
 Serious$1,200$660Sep 18, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1915.75(d) · Access to and guarding of dry docks and marine railways
 Serious$2,000$1,100Sep 18, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1915.158(b)(1) · Lifesaving equipment
 Other-than-serious$1,200$660Sep 18, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 18, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1915.120 · Powered industrial truck operator training
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 18, 2015Final

Inspection 311326623 OPENED MAY 20, 2008Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 27 employees at the site · Closed Jun 10, 2008

1 Church Street, Elizabeth, PA 15037 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$875$612May 22, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(id) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0May 22, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$875$612May 22, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0May 22, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$875$625May 22, 2008Closed

Inspection 308013309 OPENED MAR 8, 2005Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Sep 13, 2005

1 Church Street, Elizabeth, PA 15037 · Ship Building and Repairing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1915.71(b)(5) · Scaffolds or staging
 Serious$1,500$1,000Mar 11, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1915.71(j)(1) · Scaffolds or staging
 Serious$600$400Mar 11, 2005Closed

Inspection 122680408 OPENED MAY 16, 1995Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 8 employees at the site · Closed Jun 13, 1995

1 Church Street, Elizabeth, PA 15037 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 19, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(h) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 19, 1995Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2021, the Elizabeth site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 13 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.8 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Blank Welding
Elizabeth · 2021
13 000.03.8

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)

(h) Post-mortem data: Increased incidence and/or severity of post-mortem findings may be indicative of maternal toxicity. This can include gross or microscopic pathological findings or organ weight data, including absolute organ weight, organ-to-body weight ratio, or organ-to-brain weight ratio. When supported by findings of adverse histopathological effects in the affected organ(s), the observation of a significant change in the average weight of suspected target organ(s) of treated dams (mothers), compared to those in the control group, may be considered evidence of maternal toxicity.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes

29 CFR 1910.180 · Crawler locomotive and truck cranes

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1915.12 · Precautions and the order of testing before entering confined and enclosed spaces and other dangerous atmospheres

29 CFR 1915.120 · Powered industrial truck operator training

29 CFR 1915.158 · Lifesaving equipment

29 CFR 1915.7 · Competent person

29 CFR 1915.71 · Scaffolds or staging

29 CFR 1915.73 · Guarding of deck openings and edges

29 CFR 1915.74 · Access to vessels

29 CFR 1915.75 · Access to and guarding of dry docks and marine railways

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

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